Spaubeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as spaltbeche in 1148, attested with certainty as spaltbeke in 1175. Compound of Old Dutch spalt (“gorge, vale”) (in this specifc case "gully") and beke (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈspɑu̯.beːk/
Hyphenation: Spau‧beek

Proper noun edit

Spaubeek n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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