De Zilk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Hyphenation: De Zilk

Proper noun edit

De Zilk n

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

References edit

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