Nederwetten

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Wette (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as nederwetten in 1485-1486. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of neder (“lower, downstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Opwetten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌneː.dərˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧wet‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Proper noun

Nederwetten n

1. A village in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Nederwettenaar
• Nederwettens
• Nederwetten en Eckart

References

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