Etten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Middle Dutch ettene in 1200. Etymology uncertain. Potentially linked to Middle Dutch etten (“to make animals graze”). Compare Attelaken and Eethen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Et‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛtən
• Homophone: etten

Proper noun

Etten n

1. A village and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Ettenaar
• Ettens

References

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