Afferden

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Offere (Limburg, dialect form) === Etymology === (Gelderland) First attested as afrithon in the 11th or 12th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym Proto-Germanic *Abhara with the dative plural form of the collectivising suffix -iþi-. An alternative etymology posits a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *Abharitôs, a hydronym derived from the root *abh- (“bend outwards, shine”) or *ap-. Not a compound of aa (“river, stream”) and voorde (“ford”). Compare Asperen and Asperden. (Limburg) First attested as afordia in 1293. Etymology uncertain. The first attestation in Latin is likely a reinterpretation of the toponym as a compound of aa (“water, river”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). A proposed derivation from a compound of aa (“water, river”) and vrede (“enclosure, enclosed space”) is dubious. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑ.fər.də(n)/ Hyphenation: Af‧fer‧den Rhymes: -ɑfərdən === Proper noun === Afferden n a village and former municipality of Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands a village in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Afferdenaar Afferdens === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN