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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as hehun in the second half of the 9th century, attested with certainty as apud hian towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(a)kew (“glittering, bending outward”) is farfetched.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦin/
- Hyphenation: Hien
- Rhymes: -in
Proper noun
Hien n
- A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN