Breudijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as broedics velt and in den broedijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bru (“sludge, gunk”) and dijc (“levee”). Compare Brouwhuis and Bruinisse.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Breu‧dijk

Proper noun

Breudijk n

A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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