't Vèn

Limburgish

Etymology

Possibly attested in the first quarter of the 13th century as Uene ("bogland"), from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. Later attestations like van den Venschen Kirchhaven point to it being from Middle Dutch venne (“mire”), ultimately from the same Proto-Germanic term.[1] Compare Dutch Ven-Zelderheide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ət ˈvɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

't Vèn (Veldeke spelling)

  1. A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Holonym: Gennep
    Meronyms: Dam, Hekkes, Zelder

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