Maarssenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as marsebroeck in 1174. Compound of the toponym Maarssen and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Maars‧sen‧broek

Proper noun

Maarssenbroek n

  1. a village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Maarssenbroeker
  • Maarssenbroeks

References

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