De Zilk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sillic in 1399. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be derived from or related to Middle Dutch sellik (“land falling under the Salic Law's provisions on inheritance”) or Zealandic zelk (“ash pile of a saltern”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Zilk

Proper noun

De Zilk n

1. A village in Noordwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Duinknijnenrijk (Carnival nickname)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de zilk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN