Breukelen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruklede in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch bruok (“marsh, marshland”) and lētha (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrøː.kə.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Breu‧ke‧len

Proper noun

Breukelen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Brooklyn

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “breukelen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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