Eschoten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van escoten in 1334. Likely a compound of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and the plural form of schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”). An alternative etymology interprets the toponym as a compound of es and the plural form of kot (“shack, small farmhouse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛˌsxoː.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Es‧cho‧ten

Proper noun

Eschoten n

  1. A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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