Where does “-zijl” come from?
-zijl (Dutch) comes from Dutch Zijl — a short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders.
Ancestry of “-zijl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Zijl | a short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders |