Treebeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First 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".

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtreː.beːk/
Hyphenation: Tree‧beek

Proper noun edit

Treebeek n

A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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