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, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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