Polsbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as pulsebroch in 1155. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element may be Middle Dutch pulse (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”). Compare Polsdonken.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pols‧broek

Proper noun

Polsbroek n

1. A village and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Polsbroeker
• Polsbroekerdam
• Noord-Polsbroek
• Zuid-Polsbroek

References

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