Westerbroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as broc in 1299. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordbroek and Zuidbroek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧broek
Proper noun
Westerbroek n
- A village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN