Echteld

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Èchelt (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as de echtelte in 1178, attested with certainty as echtelt in 1395-1396. Etymology unknown. Potentially linked to Middle Dutch echte (“preserve, estate belonging to a sovereign, legal district”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛx.təlt/
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Hyphenation: Ech‧teld

Proper noun edit

Echteld n

A village and former municipality of Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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