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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in gannite in 790-793. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Proto-Germanic *ganda- (“wide, widened”), *gan-ita (“confluence of two rivers”) or from a term cognate to Old Norse gandr (“straight current”) are not backed up by the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Gent.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gendt n
- A city and former municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Sprauwennest (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gendt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN