Lagebroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Den Lagen Broek around 1696. Compound of laag (“low”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: La‧ge‧broek

Proper noun

Lagebroek n

  1. a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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