Zielhorst

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Zielhorst in 1839-1859. Compound of an unclear first element and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The first element may be ziel (“bench, cabinet”) or Middle Dutch sîle (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ziel‧horst

Proper noun edit

Zielhorst n

A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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