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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as spanbroech in 1290. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch span (“foot bridge, narrow, elongated strip of land”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɑn.bruk/
- Hyphenation: Span‧broek
Proper noun
Spanbroek n
- A village and former municipality of Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spanbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN