Hien

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as hehun in the second half of the 9th century, attested with certainty as apud hian towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(a)kew (“glittering, bending outward”) is farfetched.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɦin/
Hyphenation: Hien
Rhymes: -in

Proper noun edit

Hien n

A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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