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

1. A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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