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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nederwetten in 1485-1486. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of neder (“lower, downstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Opwetten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌneː.dərˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧wet‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛtən
Proper noun
Nederwetten n
- A village in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN