Susteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as svestra in 714. Derived from a hydronym of pre-Germanic (possibly Celtic) origin. Potentially linked to Proto-Indo-European *seu- (“moist”) suffixed with -str.

See also Limburgish Zöstere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʏs.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Sus‧te‧ren

Proper noun

Susteren n

  1. A town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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