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

• Ven-Zelderheide

References

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

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Zelder

1. plural of Zelt