Palenberg

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

1. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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