Westerbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as broc in 1299. From wester- (“western, west-”) +‎ broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordbroek and Zuidbroek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧broek

Proper noun

Westerbroek n

  1. a village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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