Schalsum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as scalkessum in 1319. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian scalk (“servant, lackey”) or Scalk (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxɑl.sʏm/
Hyphenation: Schal‧sum

Proper noun edit

Schalsum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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