Essen

See also: essen and èssen

English

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Etymology

From the GermanCategory:English terms derived from German#ESSEN city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High GermanCategory:English terms derived from Old High German#ESSEN asc (“ash tree”).[1] The surname is from the city.

Proper noun

EssenCategory:English lemmas#ESSENCategory:English proper nouns#ESSENCategory:English uncountable nouns#ESSENCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ESSENCategory:Pages with entries#ESSENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESSEN

  1. A major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western GermanyCategory:en:Essen#ESSENCategory:en:Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany#ESSENCategory:en:Cities in Germany#ESSENCategory:en:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany#ESSENCategory:en:Places in Germany#ESSEN.
  2. A surname from GermanCategory:English surnames#ESSENCategory:English surnames from German#ESSEN.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Paul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as essen in 1379-1380. Derived from the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).
  • (Groningen) First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology uncertainCategory:Dutch terms with unknown etymologies#ESSEN. The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name Jesse or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Essen nCategory:Dutch lemmas#ESSENCategory:Dutch proper nouns#ESSENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ESSENCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#ESSENCategory:Pages with entries#ESSENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESSEN

  1. a hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, NetherlandsCategory:nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Villages in the Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Places in the Netherlands#ESSEN
  2. a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsCategory:nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Villages in the Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands#ESSENCategory:nl:Places in the Netherlands#ESSEN

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#ESSENCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#ESSEN ëzzen, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#ESSENCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#ESSEN ezzan, akin to Old Saxon etan, compare Dutch eten.

Noun

Essen n (strong, genitive Essens, plural Essen)Category:German lemmas#ESSENCategory:German nouns#ESSENCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ESSENCategory:German neuter nouns#ESSENCategory:Pages with entries#ESSENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESSEN

  1. gerund of essenCategory:German gerunds#ESSEN; eating
    Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.
    So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen.
    Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.
    So man will not, out of gratitude, forget to drink.
    Category:German terms with usage examples#ESSEN
  2. meal
  3. food
  4. groceries
    Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen
    One should buy groceries together with the kids.
    Category:German terms with usage examples#ESSEN
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See Esse

Noun

EssenCategory:German non-lemma forms#ESSENCategory:German noun forms#ESSENCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ESSENCategory:Pages with entries#ESSENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESSEN

  1. plural of Esse

Etymology 3

DisputedCategory:German terms with unknown etymologies#ESSEN. Found in its earliest form as Astnide, which could refer to a region of ash trees and be related to Esche (see Old High GermanCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#ESSEN asc).[1][2]

Proper noun

Essen n (proper noun, genitive Essens or (optionally with an article) Essen)Category:German lemmas#ESSENCategory:German proper nouns#ESSENCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ESSENCategory:German neuter nouns#ESSENCategory:Pages with entries#ESSENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESSEN

  1. Essen (a major industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)Category:de:Essen#ESSENCategory:de:Essen#ESSENCategory:de:Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany#ESSENCategory:de:Cities in Germany#ESSENCategory:de:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany#ESSENCategory:de:Places in Germany#ESSEN
Usage notes
  • In German-speaking countries, the name is often confused with essen, the infinitive of the verb for "eating," as well as sense 1 (“food, eats”).
Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Stadt Essen. "Origin of place names" (in German). Essen.de
  2. ↑ Paul Derks: Der Ortsname Essen, in: Essener Beiträge 103 (1989/90), pp. 27–51

Further reading

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