Grijzegrubben
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as grisengrebbe in 1367. Compound of the plural form of gries (“quartz sand, rocky ground”) and grubbe (“ditch, trench”).
See also Limburgish Griëzegröbbe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Grijzegrubben n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN