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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mosyenbroec in 1412. Compound of Middle Dutch mosie (“common mosquito, Culex pipiens”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to muis (“mouse, Mus musculus”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Muisbroek n
- A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “muisbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN