Driebruggen
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Drie Bruggen in 1596. Compound of drie (“three”) and the plural form of brug (“bridge”). Named after a former set of three bridges.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Drie‧brug‧gen
Proper noun
Driebruggen n
- A village and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Driebruggenaar
- Driebrugger
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “driebruggen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN