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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
- A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN