Zittend

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Zijdtwindt in 1680. Derived from a contraction of zijdewind (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Zit‧tend

Proper noun

Zittend n

1. A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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