Ankeveen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as tankenveen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Tanke (“a personal name”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The initial T- gradually came to be seen as the preposition te (“at”) and was dropped.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: An‧ke‧veen
Proper noun
editAnkeveen n
- A village and former municipality of Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Schuimlikkerveen (Carnival nickname)