Colmschate

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in cosmescate [read: in colmescate] in 1230. Compound of Old Dutch Colmo (“a personal name”) and the dative singular form of kot (“cottage, shack, small farm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlmˌsxaː.tə/
Hyphenation: Colm‧scha‧te

Proper noun

Colmschate n

A village in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

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