Jekschot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as yecschot and yecscot in 1311. Etymology unknown. Compound of an unknown first element and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛk.sxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Jek‧schot
  • Rhymes: -ɛksxɔt

Proper noun

Jekschot n

  1. A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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