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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hiltetesbroc in 1105-1120. Compound of Old Frisian Hiltet (a personal name) and brōk (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to els (“alder, Alnus sp.”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elsbroek n
- A neighbourhood of Hillegom, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elsbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN