Rubroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rubroke in 1281-1284. Compound of Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ru‧broek

Proper noun

Rubroek n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Rubroeker
  • Rubroeks

References

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