Druten

 

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Druten

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

• deturn, dunter, retund, runted, turned

First attested as drutena in the 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps derived from Proto-Germanic *þrutina (“throat, narrow passage”), which when used in toponyms might designate an elevated location.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdry.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Dru‧ten
• Rhymes: -ytən

Druten n

1. Druten (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Afferden, Deest, Horssen, Molenhoek, Neersteind, Puiflijk

• Drutenaar
• Drutens

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