Breukeleveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruchledervene in 1243. Compound of the toponym Breukelen and Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Breu‧ke‧le‧veen

Proper noun

Breukeleveen n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Breukelevener
• Breukeleveens

References

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