Aalten
English
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aladna in 828. Etymology unclear. Likely derived from a phytonym (compare Old Norse alað (“food”), aldin (“edible fruit”), Old Swedish alda (“fruit-bearing oak”)). A proposed derivation from a hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *alat- (“shining, bending outward”) is far-fetched. Not etymologically related to aal (“poplar, Populus”). Potentially related to Aalden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːl.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Aal‧ten
- Rhymes: -aːltən
Proper noun
Aalten n
- Aalten (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Barlo, Bredevoort, Dale, Dinxperlo, De Heurne, Groot Deunk, Haart, Het Beggelder, Heurne, Hollenberg, IJzerlo, 't Klooster, Lintelo, 't Villeken
Derived terms
- Aaltenaar
- Aaltens
- van Aalten, van Alten
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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