Neerbroek
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as de broke in 1312-1350, attested with certainty as Aan de Neerbroekt in 1767. Compound of neer (“lower”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneːr.bruk/
- Hyphenation: Neer‧broek
Proper noun
Neerbroek n
- A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN