Bijsteren

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as bekesteren and bekistere in the middle of the 12th century. Etymology uncertain. Derivations from Proto-Germanic *bika-sterja- (“tapered foothill”), *beke-sterja- (“ridge located next to a brook”) and Middle Dutch *bekesetere (“brook dwellers' settlement”) have all been proposed. Compare Bikschote. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛi̯.stə.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: Bij‧ste‧ren Rhymes: -ɛi̯stərən === Proper noun === Bijsteren n a hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN