Donkerbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as duncbrueck, dumbraech and dongbroec in 1408. Potentially derived from a compound of Dutch Low Saxon dong (“manure, dung”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to donker (“dark”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ.kərˌbruk/
Hyphenation: Don‧ker‧broek

Proper noun

Donkerbroek n

A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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