Echten

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) First attested as in villa echtene in 1181. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Saxon êht (“property acquired through marriage”) or from Middle Dutch echten (“ban, proscribe”). A derivation from Proto-Germanic *aik-iþja- (“oak forest”) is also in the realm of possibility. Compare Achlum.
  • (Friesland) First attested as acthne in 1245. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *aik-iþja- (“oak forest”) or from a personal name *Akatinos. Compare Achlum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛx.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ech‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛxtən
  • Homophone: echten

Proper noun

Echten n

  1. a village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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