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