skoat

West Frisian

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Dutch scoot, schoot, from Old Dutch *skōt, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz. Cognate with Old Frisian skāt, Saterland Frisian Skoote.

Noun

skoat c (plural skoaten, diminutive skoatsje)

1. lap (legs)

Further reading

• “skoat (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011