Borkel en Schaft
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorkel is first attested as borkel in 1299. Schaft is first attested as scaeft in 1402-1403. Borkel derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bork (“type of tree”) and lo (“light forest”). Schaft is potentially derived from a term cognate to Dutch schacht (“elongated parcel in a forest”), from Old Dutch skaft (“arrow”) (here in the sense of "stake" or "pole") or from dialectal schave (“pasture, hayfield”). Compare for Borkel Borculo, Borgele, Bulkenaar, Schipborg and Westerbork and for Schaft Schachten.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A village and former municipality of Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Mulkgat (Carnival nickname)
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑft
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑft/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands