Wisbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wisbroek in 1913. Compound of wisch (“wet pasture, field that floods in winter”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪs.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Wis‧broek

Proper noun

Wisbroek n

1. A hamlet in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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