Nieuweschoot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nye schoten in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Nijskoat, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian nia (“new”) and scâta (“piece of land which juts upward”). The element nij was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudeschoot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌsxoːt/
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧schoot

Proper noun

Nieuweschoot n

  1. a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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