Donkerbroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as duncbrueck, dumbraech and dongbroec in 1408. Potentially derived from a compound of Dutch Low Saxon dong (“manure, dung”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to donker (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kərˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: Don‧ker‧broek
Proper noun
Donkerbroek n
- A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN