Broerswetering

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Broersweteringe in 1666. Compound of Broers (“a surname”) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby watercourse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Broers‧we‧te‧ring

Proper noun

Broerswetering n

1. A neighbourhood of Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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