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
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