Oudeschoot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as scoeten and scoten in 1299. Calque of West Frisian Aldskoat, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and scâta (“piece of land which juts upward”). The element âld was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuweschoot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.dəˌsxoːt/
• Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧schoot

Proper noun

Oudeschoot n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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