Zelder

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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

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