Spanbroek

See also: spanbroek

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Spambroek (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as spanbroech in 1290. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch span (“foot bridge, narrow, elongated strip of land”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑn.bruk/
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  • Hyphenation: Span‧broek

Proper noun

Spanbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Spanbroeker
  • Spanbroeks

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