Een.
a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
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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