Heeten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heden, hetene in 1300. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch heet (heath, heathland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hee‧ten
  • Rhymes: -eːtən
  • Homophones: heetten, heten

Proper noun

Heeten n

  1. a village in Raalte, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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