Aken

See also: aken, åken, akẹn, Âken, and Äken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Aken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: A‧ken
• Rhymes: -aːkən

Proper noun

Aken n

1. Aachen, a city in Germany

Derived terms

• Akens

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Aken

Anagrams

• kane, nake

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *Āka, from a Proto-West Germanic *Ākā (cf. Old High German Āhha), from Latin aqua (“water”), referring to the local thermal springs (which are known to have been exploited by the Romans, though their original name is unknown). See German Aachen for more.

Proper noun

Âken

1. Aachen (a city in modern Germany)

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: Aken
• Limburgish: Aoke

Further reading

• “Aken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000