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
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