De Schenge

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as De Schengen in 1838-1857. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which may in turn derive from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“bent, sideways”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈsxɛ.ŋə/
Hyphenation: De Schen‧ge
Rhymes: -ɛŋə

Proper noun edit

De Schenge n

A neighbourhood of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de schenge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN