Meelderbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merlebroick in the fourteenth century. Compound of Middle Dutch meerle (“merlin, Falco columbarius”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːl.dərˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Meel‧der‧broek

Proper noun

Meelderbroek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.

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