Donschot

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as donscot in 1340. Likely a compound of dialectal don (“nearby”) and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔn.sxɔt/
Hyphenation: Don‧schot

Proper noun edit

Donschot n

A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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