Merkelbeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as merkelbeke in 1283. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Markilo (“a personal name”), a compound of mark (“demarcated area, unorganised communal land”) and lo (“light forest”) (compare Markelo), and as a hydronym *Markilo (derived from mark (“border”)).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.kəlˌbeːk/
Hyphenation: Mer‧kel‧beek

Proper noun edit

Merkelbeek n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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