Brackwede

== German == === Etymology === First attested in 1029. From Middle Low German brāke +‎ Middle Low German wēde from Proto-West Germanic *brāku f (“fallow, Brache”) and Proto-West Germanic *widu m (“wood”), referencing grazing grounds on slopes adjacent to forests allegedly recognizable until the twentieth century. Incorporated into Bielefeld from 1 January 1973 due to urbanization. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbʁakʰˈveːdə/, (dated) /ˈbʁaːkʰˌveːdə/ Hyphenation: Brack‧we‧de === Proper noun === Brackwede n (proper noun, genitive Brackwedes or (optionally with an article) Brackwede) a neighbourhood and former municipality of Brackwede district, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Meineke, Birgit (2013), Die Ortsnamen der Stadt Bielefeld (Westfälisches Ortsnamenbuch; 5)‎[1], Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 52–55