Jabeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as apud Iabeche in 1144. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as gat (“hole, passageway”) and as a prehistoric hydronym *Jatia. Compare Jabbeke.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.beːk/
Hyphenation: Ja‧beek

Proper noun edit

Jabeek n

A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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