Bronneger

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as te bronyncgem in 1381-1383. Compound of Old Dutch Bruno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔ.nə.ɣər/
Hyphenation: Bron‧ne‧ger

Proper noun

Bronneger n

A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

Bronnegerveen

References

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