De Schiphorst

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as schyphorst in 1400. Compound of schip (“ship”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The toponym indicates that wood from the hill was formerly used to construct ships.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈsxɪp.ɦɔrst/
Hyphenation: De Schip‧horst

Proper noun edit

De Schip horst n

A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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