Broekhem

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as bruchem in 1391. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and heem (“home, settlement”).

See also Limburgish Brokem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbru.kəm/
  • Hyphenation: Broek‧hem

Proper noun[edit]

Broekhem n

  1. A village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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