Etymology

Aachen

Aa·chen
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Today it means: A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe. Full definition →

German Aachen
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  1. German · borrowed fromAachen
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Borrowed from German Aachen, from Middle High German Āchen, from Old High German Āhha, from Proto-West Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

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