Selfkant.
Selfkant (a rural area and municipality in the Lower Rhine region, North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the westernmost point of Germany)
Meaning & usage
Selfkant (a rural area and municipality in the Lower Rhine region, North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the westernmost point of Germany)
Der Selfkant wurde 1949 niederländisch besetzt und 1963 von Adenauer zurückgekauft.
Where this word comes from
From local Low Franconian dialects. The second part is equivalent to German Kante (“side, edge”). The first part is from a metathesis of Saeffel, as in the hydronym Saeffeler Bach. This is possibly derived from Latin sabulum (“coarse sand”). Compare Limburgish Selfkantj, Dutch Zelfkant.
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