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Etymology

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First attested as sillic in 1399. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be derived from or related to Middle Dutch sellik (land falling under the Salic Law's provisions on inheritance) or Zealandic zelk (ash pile of a saltern).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: De Zilk

Proper noun

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De Zilk n

  1. A village in Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Duinknijnenrijk (Carnival nickname)

References

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