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Dutch
Etymology
- (Limburg) First attested as bruchusen in 1246. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Compound of the toponym Broek or broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
- (Drenthe) First attested as broechusen in 1376. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.
- (Overijssel) Attested as Bruijckhuijsen in 1617. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrukˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Broek‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Broekhuizen n
- A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
- A hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “broekhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN