Nagelbeek
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nagelbeek n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN