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Zelder.

a hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈzɛl.dər/
  1. a hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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”).

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