Etymology

Alken

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Today it means: A municipality of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium. Full definition →

Dutch Alken ← Latin *Ālliācum
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  1. Latin · derived from*Ālliācum
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromAlken
  3. English todayAlken

Borrowed from Dutch Alken, derived from Latin *Ālliācum.

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