Oldebroek

English Proper noun en village p/Gelderland c/Netherlands. en municipality p/Gelderland c/Netherlands. Dutch Etymology First attested as palus, qui vocatur hollandensis ("the swamp that is called of Holland") in 1277. Compound of nl oud old and nl broek marsh, marshland. The mention of "hollandensis" in the oldest attestation is either a reference to the swamp having been settled by colonists from nl Holland or to the conversion of the swampland to arable land in the Hollandic fashion. The element oud was added later in order to distinguish the village from other places bearing similar names. Pronunciation nl /ˈɔl.dəˌbruk/ nl Nl-Oldebroek.ogg nl Ol de broek Proper noun n nl Oldebroek village/and/municipality p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl Bovenveen Duinkerken Eekt Hattemerbroek Kerkdorp Mullegen Noordeinde Oosterwolde Posthoorn 't Loo Trutjeshoek Voskuil Wezep Zuideinde Derived terms nl Oldebroeker nl Oldebroeks References