Westergeest.
a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Friesland) First attested as ghaest around 1333. Calque of West Frisian Westergeast, derived in turn from a compound of wester (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Wijgeest. * (Noord-Holland) First attested as Westegeest in 1562. Compound of wester- (“western”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). Named after a polder.
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