Een
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as ede around 1335. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Eden or the numeral een. One hypothetical reading of the oldest attestation is Middle Dutch *ede (“turf used as fuel”). Compare Ede, Eede and Oud-Ade.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Ein.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Een n
- A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN