Oosterbroek

Dutch

Etymology

• (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

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌbruk/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧broek

Proper noun

Oosterbroek n

1. A hamlet in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A former municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN