Westbroek
Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as westbroick in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch west (“west-, western”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Limburg) First attested as Brock in 1803-1820. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostbroek. See also Limburgish 't Grwat-Brook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛst.bruk/
- Hyphenation: West‧broek
Proper noun
Westbroek n
- A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Westbroeker
- Westbroeks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “westbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN