Bronneger

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as te bronyncgem in 1381-1383. Compound of Old Dutch Bruno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.nə.ɣər/
  • Hyphenation: Bron‧ne‧ger

Proper noun

Bronneger n

  1. a village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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