Echt
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Eitha around 1050. Derived from Middle Dutch echt (“property”) (compare achte), used here in a special sense to refer to a forest reserved for the exclusive use of the feudal lord who owned it. Compare Acht, Achterveld and Achtmaal.
See also Limburgish Ech.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Echt n
- A town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Aesterriek (Carnival nickname)