Westbroek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Utrecht) First attested as westbroick in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch west (“west-, western”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).
• (Limburg) First attested as Brock in 1803-1820. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostbroek. See also Limburgish 't Grwat-Brook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛst.bruk/
• Hyphenation: West‧broek

Proper noun

Westbroek n

1. A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Westbroeker
• Westbroeks

References

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