Het Broek

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Gelderland) Attested as het Broek in 1860. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as opt broeck in 1386. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
  • (Overijssel) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Het Broek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Het Broek n

  1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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