Delden
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Etymology edit
- (Overijssel) First attested as thelden in 1036. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi. See also Dutch Low Saxon Dealdn.
- (Gelderland) First attested as thelden in 966. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi.
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Proper noun edit
Delden n
- A city and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.