Treebeek
Dutch
Etymology
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".
See also Limburgish Treëbik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtreː.beːk/
- Hyphenation: Tree‧beek
Proper noun
Treebeek n
- A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN