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Donkerbroek
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as duncbrueck, dumbraech and dongbroec in 1408. Potentially derived from a compound of nl nds-nl dong manure, dung and nl broek marsh, marshland. The first element was gradually reinterpreted to nl donker dark.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈdɔŋ.kərˌbruk/
nl Don ker broek
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Ooststellingwerf p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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