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Een.

a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/eːn/
  1. a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as ede around 1335. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Eden or the numeral een. One hypothetical reading of the oldest attestation is Middle Dutch *ede (“turf used as fuel”). Compare Ede, Eede and Oud-Ade. See also Dutch Low Saxon Ein.

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