Etymology

Echternach

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Today it means: One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country. Full definition →

German Echternach ← Old High German *Efternah ← Late Latin Epternacum
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromEpternacum
  2. Old High German · derived from*Efternah
  3. German · borrowed fromEchternach
  4. English todayEchternach

Borrowed from German Echternach (compare Luxembourgish Iechternach), from Old High German *Efternah, from Late Latin Epternacum.

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