Elsbroek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as hiltetesbroc in 1105-1120. Compound of Old Frisian Hiltet (“a personal name”) and brōk (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to els (“alder, Alnus sp.”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Els‧broek
Proper noun edit
Elsbroek n
- A neighbourhood of Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.