Appelscha

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as appels in 1247 and 1251. Borrowed from West Frisian Appelskea, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian appel (“apple”) and *skea (“forest”); however, the oldest attestations do not support this etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.pəl.sxaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ap‧pel‧scha

Proper noun

Appelscha n

  1. a village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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