Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as bennenbroech around 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch Benne (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and bruec (marsh, marshland).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Ben‧ning‧broek

Proper noun edit

Benningbroek n

  1. A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “benningbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN