Breukelen
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municipality of Breukelen
Etymology
First attested as bruklede in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch bruok (“marsh, marshland”) and lētha (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Breukelen n
- A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Breukelaar
- Breukels
- Breukeleveen
- Breukelen-Nijenrode
- Breukelen-Sint Pieters
Descendants
- → English: Brooklyn
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “breukelen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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