Aachen

Nghĩa (English)

1. (neuter,proper-noun) Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (neuter,proper-noun) A special district (Kommunalverband besonderer Art) of North Rhine-Westphalia; full name Städteregion Aachen

Synonyms

Bad Aachen

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈaːxən/

Từ nguyên (English)

Inherited from Tiếng Thượng Giéc-man Trung cổ: Āche

Inherited from Tiếng Thượng Giéc-man cổ: Āhha

Cognate with Tiếng Thượng Giéc-man cổ: aha

In summary

From Middle High German Āche, from Old High German Āhha, from Latin aquae (“waters, i.e. sources”), referring to the sacred springs associated with the Celtic god Granus. Cognate with Old High German aha (“water”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō.