Westerbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as broc in 1299. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and 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

A village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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