Broekhem
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as bruchem in 1391. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Brokem.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBroekhem n
- A village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN