Aken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Aken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːkə(n)/ Hyphenation: A‧ken Rhymes: -aːkən === Proper noun === Aken n Aachen, a city in Germany ==== Derived terms ==== Akens ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: Aken === Anagrams === kane, nake == Middle Dutch == === 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. === Proper noun === Âken Aachen (a city in modern Germany) ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: Aken Limburgish: Aoke ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “Aken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000