Opwetten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wetheen in 1312-1350. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederwetten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔpˈʋɛ.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Op‧wet‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Proper noun

Opwetten n

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

References

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