Belt-Schutsloot

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Sandbeld en Schutsloot in 1748. Compound of dialectal belt (“slightly elevated place”) and the hydronym Schutsloot, which is derived from schutsloot (“ditch with a dam”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlt ˈsxʏt.sloːt/
Hyphenation: Belt-‧Schut‧sloot

Proper noun edit

Belt-Schutsloot n

A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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