Groesbeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gronspech in 1040. Etymology unclear. Potentially a compound derived from either Old Dutch Grôn (“a personal name”) or a term related to Middle Dutch groese (“pasture”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrus.beːk/
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Hyphenation: Groes‧beek

Proper noun edit

Groesbeek n

A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Keulen van Gelderland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN