Rubroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rubroke in 1281-1284. Compound of Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ru‧broek

Proper noun

Rubroek n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Rubroeker
• Rubroeks

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rubroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN