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/
- Hyphenation: Ech‧teld
Proper noun
Echteld n
- 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