Kruisschot

Dutch

Etymology

• (Helmond) Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).
• (Stiphout) First attested as cruyscot in 1326. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.sxɔt/
• Hyphenation: Kruis‧schot

Proper noun

Kruisschot n

1. A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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