Schaaphok
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as 't Schaaphok in 1718. Derived from schaaphok (“sheep barn”). Originally the name of a barn belonging to the lord of Slochterborg. The name was then applied to an inn and eventually the settlement around the inn.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Schaaphok n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN