Broekdijk
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as over den broeckdijck in 1473. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbruk.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Broek‧dijk
Proper noun
Broekdijk n
- A neighbourhood of Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “broekdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN