Wisbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wisbroek in 1913. Compound of wisch (“wet pasture, field that floods in winter”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪs.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Wis‧broek

Proper noun

Wisbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.

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