Oosterbroek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Drenthe) First attested as Ooster broeck around 1660. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Groningen) Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The municipality was named after a Medieval marshland area.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oosterbroek n
- A hamlet in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A former municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN