Donschot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as donscot in 1340. Likely a compound of dialectal don (“nearby”) and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔn.sxɔt/
• Hyphenation: Don‧schot

Proper noun

Donschot n

1. A hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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