Polsbroek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: Pols‧broek
Proper noun edit
Polsbroek n
- A village and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands.