Het Broek
Dutch
Etymology
- (Gelderland) Attested as het Broek in 1860. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as opt broeck in 1386. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Overijssel) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈbruk/
- Hyphenation: Het Broek
- Rhymes: -uk
Proper noun
Het Broek n
- A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “het broek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN