Kruisschot

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Helmond) Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).
  • (Stiphout) First attested as cruyscot in 1326. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.sxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Kruis‧schot

Proper noun

Kruisschot n

  1. a hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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