Later, as the neighbouring village of Nieuw-Eyke (“new oak”—present-day Maaseik) grew and became more important, the name of the original village became Aldeneik (“old oak”).
Kasnije, s obzirom na to da je susjedno selo Nieuw-Eyke („novi hrast”) – današnji Maaseik) narastao i postao važniji, naziv izvornog sela dobio je ime Aldeneik („stari hrast”).