Nederwetten

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Wette (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as nederwetten in 1485-1486. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of neder (“lower, downstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Opwetten.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌneː.dərˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧wet‧ten
Rhymes: -ɛtən

Proper noun edit

Nederwetten n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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