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Schröttinghausen
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German
de:+ (Bielefeld),+ (Werther)
de:+ (Preußisch Oldendorf)
Etymology
Attested since around 1300 in both cases.
The two municipalities were incorporated into Bielefeld, and a less urbanized rest into Werther (Westf.), respectively Preußisch Oldendorf, with effect from Bielefeld-Gesetz de 1 January 1973.
In both cases an appellative from gem-pro *skrattuz *-ingaz 1 de -hausen. The former elements are identical to Scredington in Lincolnshire if that is not from ang sċrēad a shred, a piece of land.
Pronunciation
de [ˌʃʁœtɪŋˈhaʊ̯zən] [ˌʃʁœtɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩]
Proper noun
toponym
de neighbourhood/and/former municipality district/de:Dornberg city/Bielefeld and town/de:Werther district/de:Gütersloh state/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
de neighbourhood/and/former municipality town/de:Preußisch Oldendorf district/de:Minden-Lübbecke state/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
Declension
toponym
References
182 seqq.
353 seqq.