Oirsbeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as oersbeke in 1273. Derived from a compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch ors (“horse”) and *oor (“coarse sand”). Both of these readings do not match well with the long vowel in the oldest attestations, however.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoːrs.beːk/
Hyphenation: Oirs‧beek

Proper noun edit

Oirsbeek 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