Het Broek

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) Attested as het Broek in 1860. Derived from broek (marsh, marshland).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as opt broeck in 1386. Derived from broek (marsh, marshland).
  • (Overijssel) Derived from broek (marsh, marshland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Het Broek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Het Broek n

  1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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