Spanbroek

See also: spanbroek

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Spambroek (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as spanbroech in 1290. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch span (“foot bridge, narrow, elongated strip of land”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑn.bruk/

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• Hyphenation: Span‧broek

Proper noun

Spanbroek n

1. A village and former municipality of Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Spanbroeker
• Spanbroeks

References

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