Deest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dheste in 997. Etymology unknown. Of non-Germanic origins Proposed etymological relationships with does (“mossy peat, light turf, overgrown swampland”) and Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) do not have any basis in reality. Compare Diessen, Diest and Duisburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːst/
• Hyphenation: Deest
• Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Deest n

1. a village in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Het Golvenrijk (Carnival nickname)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN