Dieden

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as dyechden and duechden in 1425. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to dik (“fat”), dicht (“tight, closed”) and gedijen (“wax, grow”), here referring to a location covered by dense vegetation.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdi.də(n)/
Hyphenation: Die‧den
Rhymes: -idən

Proper noun edit

Dieden n

A village and former municipality of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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