Zeelst

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Zilst (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as zeelst in 1297. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hypothetical Old European hydronym *sal ("brook, stream") or from Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) suffixed with -st-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /zeːlst/
Hyphenation: Zeelst
Rhymes: -eːlst

Proper noun edit

Zeelst n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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