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
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN