Nieuweschoot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nye schoten in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Nijskoat, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian nia (“new”) and scâta (“piece of land which juts upward”). The element nij was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudeschoot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌsxoːt/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧schoot

Proper noun

Nieuweschoot n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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