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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wetheen in 1312-1350. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederwetten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔpˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Op‧wet‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛtən
Proper noun
Opwetten n
- A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN