Oudeschoot

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as scoeten and scoten in 1299. Calque of West Frisian Aldskoat, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and scâta (“piece of land which juts upward”). The element âld was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuweschoot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.dəˌsxoːt/ Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧schoot === Proper noun === Oudeschoot n a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN