Sellingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zellynge in 1316. Derived from Old Frisian Selle (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Sel‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Sellingen n

1. A village in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Sellingerbeetse
• Sellingerzwarteveen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN