Elsbroek
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as hiltetesbroc in 1105-1120. Compound of Old Frisian Hiltet (“a personal name”) and brōk (“marsh, marshland”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to els (“alder, Alnus sp.”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Els‧broek
Proper noun[edit]
Elsbroek n
- A neighbourhood of Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.