Echteld

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Èchelt (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as de echtelte in 1178, attested with certainty as echtelt in 1395-1396. Etymology unknown. Potentially linked to Middle Dutch echte (“preserve, estate belonging to a sovereign, legal district”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛx.təlt/

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• Hyphenation: Ech‧teld

Proper noun

Echteld n

1. A village and former municipality of Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Echtelder
• Echtelds

References

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