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Zeldam.

a hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/zɛlˈdɑm/
  1. a hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as over den goer zellincdam in 1381-1383. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *salah (“willow, Salix sp.”) and dam, here used in the rare senses of "swamp" and "elevated place". Compare Kulsdom.

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