Overlangbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as langebruke in 1219. Compound of Middle Dutch overe (“upper, upstream”), lanc (“long”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Over‧lang‧broek

Proper noun

Overlangbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “overlangbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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