Zelder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sellar in 1357. Compound derived from an unclear first element and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as a contraction of Middle Dutch seer (“sick, ill”) or sere, sel (“hall house”) and Proto-Germanic *salah (“willow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Zel‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɛldər

Proper noun

Zelder n

  1. A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Zelder

  1. plural of Zelt
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