Zeelst

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zilst (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as zeelst in 1297. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hypothetical Old European hydronym *sal ("brook, stream") or from Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) suffixed with -st-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeːlst/
• Hyphenation: Zeelst
• Rhymes: -eːlst

Proper noun

Zeelst n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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