Schafelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schaefeld in 1899. Perhaps a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxaː.fəlt/
• Hyphenation: Scha‧felt

Proper noun

Schafelt n

1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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