Nederwetten

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Dutch

Alternative forms

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

  1. A village in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

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References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN