Winschoten
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as winsewida in the 13th century, attested with certainty as windschoter in 1391. Compound of Old Dutch Windo (“a personal name”) and kot (“cottage, shack, small farm”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Winschoot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪnˌsxoː.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Win‧scho‧ten
Proper noun
Winschoten n
- A city and former municipality of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Winschoter
- Winschoterdiep
- Winschoterhoogebrug
- Winschoterzijl
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “winschoten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN