Etter

See also: etter

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Etter

1. A female given name

Anagrams

• Teter, teret

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German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German eter (“fence”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German etar (“fence, border”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *edaraz (“fence, enclosure”), possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *edh-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtɐ/, [ˈɛtʰɐ]

Noun

Etter m (plural Etter)

1. fence
2. (Southern Germany, archaic) the surrounding border of a village
3. boundary or border of an area or location
4. the central area of a locality

Further reading

• “Etter” in Duden online