Meezenbroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as meysenbroeck in 1371. Derived from a compound of either mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) or mees (“tit, Paridae sp.”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Compare Musschemig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.zə(n)ˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: Mee‧zen‧broek
Proper noun
Meezenbroek n
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN