Baarschot
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Dutch[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
- (Hilvarenbeek) First attested as baescot in 1301. Compound of an uncertain first element and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”).
- (Deurne) First attested as berscot in 1423. Compound of either beer (“manure, mud”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or beer (“boar, male pig”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”). Compare Beerschoten.
- (Oosterhout) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Proper noun[edit]
Baarschot n
- A village in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN