Overbroek

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === 't Ovverbroêk (hamlet near Venray, dialect form) === Etymology === (Venray) First attested as overbroke in 1323. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). (Heerlen) Attested as Overbroek in 1803-1820. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Euverbrook. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoː.vər.bruk/ Hyphenation: Over‧broek === Proper noun === Overbroek n a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN