"Aken" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈaːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-Aken.ogg
Rhymes: -aːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch Aken. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|Aken}} Middle Dutch Aken Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Aken n
  1. Aachen, a city in Germany Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Germany Derived forms: Akens

Proper name [Middle Dutch]

Forms: Âken [canonical]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*Āka}} Old Dutch *Āka, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*Ākā}} Proto-West Germanic *Ākā, {{cog|goh|Āhha}} Old High German Āhha, {{der|dum|la|aqua|t=water}} Latin aqua (“water”), {{cog|de|Aachen}} German Aachen Head templates: {{head|dum|proper noun|head=Âken}} Âken
  1. Aachen (a city in modern Germany) Wikipedia link: Aachen thermal springs Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Places in Germany
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