Westergeest

Dutch

Etymology

• (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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈɣeːst/ (Friesland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌɣeːst/ (Noord-Holland)
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧geest
• Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Westergeest n

1. A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westergeest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN