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Echt.

a town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ɛxt/
  1. a town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as Eitha around 1050. Derived from Middle Dutch echt (“property”) (compare achte), used here in a special sense to refer to a forest reserved for the exclusive use of the feudal lord who owned it. Compare Acht, Achterveld and Achtmaal. See also Limburgish Ech.

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