Een

Meaning

A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

Frequency

A1
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eːn/
Etymology

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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