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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as palenbach in 1415, attested with certainty as Palenborch in 1562. Potentially a compound of paal (“boundary marker, border”) and beek (“brook, stream”). The second element may alternatively be either broek (“marsh, marshland”) or berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Rennemig and Vrusschemig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaː.lə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧len‧berg
Proper noun
Palenberg n
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN