Opwetten

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wetheen in 1312-1350. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederwetten.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɔpˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
Hyphenation: Op‧wet‧ten
Rhymes: -ɛtən

Proper noun edit

Opwetten n

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

References edit

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