Brugakker

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as enen heerwech geheyten brughacker in 1480. Likely a compound of a variant of Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”) and acker (“farmland”), referring in this case to a communal pasture.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Brug‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Brugakker n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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