Breeveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as breclewelt [read: bredevelt] in 1174. Compound of Middle Dutch breet (“broad, wide”) and velt (“field”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bree‧veld

Proper noun

Breeveld n

1. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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