Brakel

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as brakel in 1212. Compound of Proto-Germanic *brakô- (“twig, branch, undergrowth”) and lo (“light forest”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as ten breekelen in 1422. Presumably derived from a suffixed form of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare the toponym in Gelderland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bra‧kel
  • Rhymes: -aːkəl

Proper noun

Brakel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Brakelaar
  • Brakels

References

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