Meteren
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Métere (dialect form)
Etymology
editPotentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to Proto-Celtic *mater (“mother, river deity”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMeteren n
- A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN