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Borkel en Schaft
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Dutch
Etymology
Borkel is first attested as borkel in 1299. Schaft is first attested as scaeft in 1402-1403. Borkel derives from a compound of nl dum bork type of tree and nl lo light forest. Schaft is potentially derived from a term cognate to nl nds-de schacht elongated parcel in a forest, from odt skaft arrow (here in the sense of "stake" or "pole") or from dialectal nl schave pasture, hayfield. Compare for Borkel nl Borculo, nl Borgele, nl Bulkenaar, nl Schipborg and nl Westerbork and for Schaft de Schachten.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɔr.kəl ɛn ˈsxɑft/
nl Bor kel en Schaft
nl ɑft 4
Proper noun
Borkel en Schaft n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Valkenswaard p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Mulkgat<qq:Carnival nickname>
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