Eeneind

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as enoden in the 14th century. Derived from Middle Dutch eenode (“wasteland, lonely, inhospitable place”). Later reinterpreted as a compound of een (“one”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːn.ɛi̯nt/
Hyphenation: Een‧eind

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Proper noun

Eeneind n

A village in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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