Westbroek

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Utrecht) First attested as westbroick in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch west (“west-, western”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).
  • (Limburg) First attested as Brock in 1803-1820. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostbroek. See also Limburgish 't Grwat-Brook.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛst.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: West‧broek

Proper noun

Westbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Westbroeker
  • Westbroeks

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