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Dutch
Etymology
Named after a watercourse located to the east of Tholen, derived from a compound of Middle Dutch heen (“sea clubrush, Bulboschoenus maritimus”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The initial H- was gradually lost, and the hydronym was reinterpreted to eendracht (“concord”).
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Proper noun
Eendracht n
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “eendracht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN