Schoot
Schoot is a term found in Dutch-language contexts. The most common sense is as a noun meaning lap: the part of the body that sits between the waist and knees when a person is seated, used as a seat or cradle for a child or small animal. In everyday usage, phrases such as "op iemands schoot zitten" and "iemand in de schoot nemen" illustrate its literal sense and, in some cases, its connotations of care or protection.
As a proper noun, Schoot appears as a Dutch-language surname. Surnames of this kind often originate from
In historical texts, the element scho(o)t can appear in older spellings of place names or in compound
See also Schoten, a nearby Belgian toponym; Schout, an old Dutch official term.