Brabant

Meaning

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

Concepts

Brabant

duchy

Province of Brabant

Translations

Brabant

Brabant

Brabante

Brabante

Brabante

Province de Brabant

Brabantia

Brabant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbraːbɑnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: brabant

Inherited from Old Dutch: *brākbant

Inherited from 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.