Nagelbeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nagelbeke in 1402. Compound of an uncertain first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element may be related to Old Dutch nakala, a former river located somewhere near Urk.

See also Limburgish Nagelbek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː.ɣəlˌbeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Na‧gel‧beek

Proper noun

Nagelbeek n

  1. a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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