Overbroek
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (hamlet near Venray) 't Ovverbroêk (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Venray) First attested as overbroke in 1323. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Heerlen) Attested as Overbroek in 1803-1820. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Euverbrook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vər.bruk/
- Hyphenation: Over‧broek
Proper noun
Overbroek n
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN