Brugakker

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as enen heerwech geheyten brughacker in 1480. Likely a compound of a variant of Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”) and acker (“farmland”), referring in this case to a communal pasture.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Brug‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Brugakker n

1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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