Meelderbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merlebroick in the fourteenth century. Compound of Middle Dutch meerle (merlin, Falco columbarius) and broek (marsh, marshland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːl.dərˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Meel‧der‧broek

Proper noun

Meelderbroek n

  1. a neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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