Breudijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as broedics velt and in den broedijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bru (“sludge, gunk”) and dijc (“levee”). Compare Brouwhuis and Bruinisse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Breu‧dijk

Proper noun

Breudijk n

1. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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