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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as pulsebroch in 1155. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element may be Middle Dutch pulse (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”). Compare Polsdonken.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Polsbroek n
- A village and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “polsbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN