Brabant

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Belgium, neuter) Brabant (a former province of Belgium)
2. (Netherlands, neuter) North Brabant
3. (neuter) Duchy of Brabant

Vertalings

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duchy

Province of Brabant

Province de Brabant

Brabantia

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbraːbɑnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: brabant

Geërf van Old Dutch: *brākbant

Geërf van Frankish: -

In summary

From Middle Dutch Brabant, from Old Dutch *Brācbant (attested in Latin as pāgus brācbatensis), from Frankish, a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk-, *brekaną (“fallow, originally 'to break'”) + *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰonHdéh₂ (“beneficial, good”), from *bʰHdús.
The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as Oosterbant, Swifterbant and Teisterbant.