Geest

Pronunciation: /ɡeːst/

“Geest” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German gēst, from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”), from Old Saxon gīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan. See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”).

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