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German Low German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch aker or Old Dutch *aker, or from Latin aquarium. Perhaps also related to Latin aheneus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Äken m
- (Westphalian) small kettle, typically made of copper or brass.
References
- Friedrich Woeste, Wörterbuch der westfälischen Mundart (Wörterbücher. Herausgegeben vom Verein für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. Band I) (1882, Norden & Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag), p. 4: "æken, æker, m. kleiner kessel. "