English
Enkhuizen
Enkhuizen comes from Dutch Enkhuizen, from Middle Dutch enge ‘farmland next to a village’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ‘house’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150hūs‘house’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500huus‘house’
- Middle Dutch, derivedc. 1150–1500enge‘farmland next to a village’plural form of huus
- Dutchc. 1500–presentEnkhuizen
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150hūs‘house’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500huus‘house’
- Middle Dutch, derivedc. 1150–1500enge‘farmland next to a village’plural form of huus
- Dutchc. 1500–presentEnkhuizen
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hūsą ‘house’
Today it means
name A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hūsą / Enkhuizen