Treebeek
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as den Tritbach in 1500. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been variously interpreted as "fordable", "gradually descending" and "regularly bursting its banks".
See also Limburgish Treëbik.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTreebeek n
- A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN