Gasteren.
a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
First attested as in villa ghestre and apud ghesteren in 1298-1304. Potentially derived from a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch *wari (“inhabitants”) or heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Geesteren and Geijsteren. See also Dutch Low Saxon Gaastern.
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