Where does “Elzent-Zuid” come from?

Elzent-Zuid (Dutch) comes from Dutch els, from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Ancestry of “Elzent-Zuid”, step by step

Elzent-Zuid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch els

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchelsalder, tree of the genus "Alnus"; awl; bodkin
2Middle Dutchelsene
3Old Dutchalisa
4Frankishaliʀualder
5Proto-Germanicalizōalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Dutch hout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoutwood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,...
2Middle Dutchhoutwood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree
3Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-

via Dutch zuid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
2Old Dutchsūth
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el-