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Jabeek

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud Iabeche in 1144. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as gat (“hole, passageway”) and as a prehistoric hydronym *Jatia. Compare Jabbeke.

See also Limburgish Jaobik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaː.beːk/
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧beek

Proper noun

Jabeek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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