Strubben
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Streube in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal strobbe (“stumps of trees and shrubs remaining after a forest has been cleared”). Compare Stobben and Stramproy.
See also Limburgish Sjtrubbe.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Strubben n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN