Wijgeest.
a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
First attested as wygast in 1470. Calque of West Frisian De Wigeast, a compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element wij was added to distinguish the settlement from Westergeest.
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