Meelderbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merlebroick in the fourteenth century. Compound of Middle Dutch meerle (“merlin, Falco columbarius”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːl.dərˌbruk/
• Hyphenation: Meel‧der‧broek

Proper noun

Meelderbroek n

1. A neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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