Braakhoek
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as BRAAKHOEK in 1840. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heathland converted to farmland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBraakhoek n
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN