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Dutch Words in English Language (view source)
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There are a lot of '''Dutch loan words in English Language''', here is a compact list<ref>http://www.english-for-students.com/Dutch-Loan-Words.html</ref>:
'''A'''
*Aardvark
from South African Dutch aard + varken (earth + pig)
*Afrikaans (Africanish)
*Aloof
from loef (a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind)
*Avast
from "hou vast" (hold fast, hold steady)
'''B'''
*Bamboo
from bamboe, based on Malay mambu
*Bazooka
from bazuin (trompet)
*Beaker
from beker (mug, cup)
*Beleaguer
from belegeren (besiege)
*Berm
*Blare
from blaren and blèren (to bleat, to shout)
*Blaze
from blazen (to blow, on a trumpet)
*Blink
from blinken (to glitter)
*Bluff (poker term)
from bluffen (to brag)
*Boer (Dutch colonist in South Africa)
from boer (farmer)
*Boodle
from Dutch boedel (property)
*Boom
(tree)
*Boomslang
(tree snake, a type of snake)
*Boss
from baas
*Boulevard
from bolwerk, also directly borrowed as bulwark
*Brackish
from brak (salty)
*Brandy
from brandewijn (burnt wine)
*Brooklyn
From Breukelen, a town near Utrecht
Bruin(s) (brown)
*Buckwheat
from Dutch boekweit
*Bulwark (see boulevard)
*Bundle
from bundel
*Buoy
from boei
'''C'''
*Caboose
from kombuis (ship's kitchen)
*Cockatoo
from kaketoe (bird)
*Coleslaw
from koolsla (cabbage salad)
*Cookie
from koekje
*Crimp
from krimpen (to shrink)
*Cruise
from kruisen (to cross)
*Cruller
from krullen (to curl)
'''D'''
*Dapper (bold)
*Deck
from dekken (to cover)
*Decoy
from kooi (cage)
*Dock
from dok
*Dollar
from daalder
*Dope
from doop (to dip)
'''E'''
*Easel
from ezel
*Elope
from ontlopen (run away)
*Etch
from ets
'''F'''
*Flushing
from [[Vlissingen]]
*Foist
from vuist (fist)
*Freebooter
from vrijbuiter
*Freight
from vracht
*Frolic
from vrolijk (cheerful)
*Furlough
from verlof (permission to leave)
'''G'''
*Gas (from gas)
*Geek
*from gek (fool)
*Gherkin (from augurken)
*Gin (from jenever)
*Golf
from kolf (bat, club)
*Grab (from grijpen)
*Guilder
from gulden (former Dutch currency)
'''H'''
*Hankering
from hunkeren
*Harlem
from [[Haarlem]]
*Hoboken
from Hoge Beuken (High Beeches)
*Holster
from holster
*Hooky
from hoek (corner)
'''I'''
*Iceberg
from ijsberg (literally ice mountain)
*Ietsism
from ietsisme (literally: somethingism)
'''K'''
*Keelhauling
from kielhalen (literally "to haul keel")
*Kink (in a cabel)
from kink (in de kabel)
*Knapsack (from knapzak)
'''L'''
Landscape
from landschap (land + -ship)
*Luck
from geluk (good fortune)
'''M'''
*Manikin
from manneken (little man)
*Mart
from markt (market)
*Meerkat
from South African Dutch meer + kat (lake + cat)
*Morass
from moeras (swamp)
'''O'''
*Onslaught
From aanslag (attack)
'''P'''
*Polder (from polder)
*Pump
from pomp
'''Q'''
*Quack
from kwak(-zalver) (literally "someone who daubs ointments")
'''R'''
*Roster
from rooster (schedule)
*Rover
from rover (robber)
'''S'''
*Santa Claus
from Sinterklaas ("Saint Nicholas)
*School (group of fish)
from Dutch school (group of fish)
*Scone
from schoon (bright)
*Scum (bad person)
from schuim (foam)
*Skate (from schaats)
*Sketch (from schets)
*Skipper
from schipper (literally "shipper")
*Sled, sleigh
from slede, slee
*Sloop (from sloep)
*Slurp (from slurpen)
*Smearcase
from smeerkaas (cheese that can be spread over bread)
*Smelt
from smelten (to melt)
*Snicker
from Dutch snikken (to gasp)
*Snoop
from snoep (candy)
*Snuff
from snuiven (to sniff)
*Splinter (from splinter)
*Split
from splitten
*Spook
from spook (ghost)
*Spoor
from spoor (track)
*Stoker
from stoken (stoke a fire)
*Still life (from Dutch stilleven)
*Stoop (steps) (from stoep)
*Stockfish
from stokvis (stick fish)
*Stove (from stoof)
'''T'''
*Tickle (from kietelen)
*Trigger
from trekker (Trekken =to pull)
'''V'''
*Vang
from vangen (to catch)
Veld
from veld (field)
'''W'''
*Walrus (from walrus)
*Wagon
from wagen (car)
*Wentletrap
from wenteltrap: wentelen (turning around) and trap (stairs)
*Wildebeest
from wild + beest (wild beast)
Witloof
from Belgian Dutch witloof (literally white foliage)
'''Y'''
Yacht
from jacht(-schip) (hunting ship)
Yankee
from Jan-Kees (a name)
== References ==
[[Category:Language]]
'''A'''
*Aardvark
from South African Dutch aard + varken (earth + pig)
*Afrikaans (Africanish)
*Aloof
from loef (a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind)
*Avast
from "hou vast" (hold fast, hold steady)
'''B'''
*Bamboo
from bamboe, based on Malay mambu
*Bazooka
from bazuin (trompet)
*Beaker
from beker (mug, cup)
*Beleaguer
from belegeren (besiege)
*Berm
*Blare
from blaren and blèren (to bleat, to shout)
*Blaze
from blazen (to blow, on a trumpet)
*Blink
from blinken (to glitter)
*Bluff (poker term)
from bluffen (to brag)
*Boer (Dutch colonist in South Africa)
from boer (farmer)
*Boodle
from Dutch boedel (property)
*Boom
(tree)
*Boomslang
(tree snake, a type of snake)
*Boss
from baas
*Boulevard
from bolwerk, also directly borrowed as bulwark
*Brackish
from brak (salty)
*Brandy
from brandewijn (burnt wine)
*Brooklyn
From Breukelen, a town near Utrecht
Bruin(s) (brown)
*Buckwheat
from Dutch boekweit
*Bulwark (see boulevard)
*Bundle
from bundel
*Buoy
from boei
'''C'''
*Caboose
from kombuis (ship's kitchen)
*Cockatoo
from kaketoe (bird)
*Coleslaw
from koolsla (cabbage salad)
*Cookie
from koekje
*Crimp
from krimpen (to shrink)
*Cruise
from kruisen (to cross)
*Cruller
from krullen (to curl)
'''D'''
*Dapper (bold)
*Deck
from dekken (to cover)
*Decoy
from kooi (cage)
*Dock
from dok
*Dollar
from daalder
*Dope
from doop (to dip)
'''E'''
*Easel
from ezel
*Elope
from ontlopen (run away)
*Etch
from ets
'''F'''
*Flushing
from [[Vlissingen]]
*Foist
from vuist (fist)
*Freebooter
from vrijbuiter
*Freight
from vracht
*Frolic
from vrolijk (cheerful)
*Furlough
from verlof (permission to leave)
'''G'''
*Gas (from gas)
*Geek
*from gek (fool)
*Gherkin (from augurken)
*Gin (from jenever)
*Golf
from kolf (bat, club)
*Grab (from grijpen)
*Guilder
from gulden (former Dutch currency)
'''H'''
*Hankering
from hunkeren
*Harlem
from [[Haarlem]]
*Hoboken
from Hoge Beuken (High Beeches)
*Holster
from holster
*Hooky
from hoek (corner)
'''I'''
*Iceberg
from ijsberg (literally ice mountain)
*Ietsism
from ietsisme (literally: somethingism)
'''K'''
*Keelhauling
from kielhalen (literally "to haul keel")
*Kink (in a cabel)
from kink (in de kabel)
*Knapsack (from knapzak)
'''L'''
Landscape
from landschap (land + -ship)
*Luck
from geluk (good fortune)
'''M'''
*Manikin
from manneken (little man)
*Mart
from markt (market)
*Meerkat
from South African Dutch meer + kat (lake + cat)
*Morass
from moeras (swamp)
'''O'''
*Onslaught
From aanslag (attack)
'''P'''
*Polder (from polder)
*Pump
from pomp
'''Q'''
*Quack
from kwak(-zalver) (literally "someone who daubs ointments")
'''R'''
*Roster
from rooster (schedule)
*Rover
from rover (robber)
'''S'''
*Santa Claus
from Sinterklaas ("Saint Nicholas)
*School (group of fish)
from Dutch school (group of fish)
*Scone
from schoon (bright)
*Scum (bad person)
from schuim (foam)
*Skate (from schaats)
*Sketch (from schets)
*Skipper
from schipper (literally "shipper")
*Sled, sleigh
from slede, slee
*Sloop (from sloep)
*Slurp (from slurpen)
*Smearcase
from smeerkaas (cheese that can be spread over bread)
*Smelt
from smelten (to melt)
*Snicker
from Dutch snikken (to gasp)
*Snoop
from snoep (candy)
*Snuff
from snuiven (to sniff)
*Splinter (from splinter)
*Split
from splitten
*Spook
from spook (ghost)
*Spoor
from spoor (track)
*Stoker
from stoken (stoke a fire)
*Still life (from Dutch stilleven)
*Stoop (steps) (from stoep)
*Stockfish
from stokvis (stick fish)
*Stove (from stoof)
'''T'''
*Tickle (from kietelen)
*Trigger
from trekker (Trekken =to pull)
'''V'''
*Vang
from vangen (to catch)
Veld
from veld (field)
'''W'''
*Walrus (from walrus)
*Wagon
from wagen (car)
*Wentletrap
from wenteltrap: wentelen (turning around) and trap (stairs)
*Wildebeest
from wild + beest (wild beast)
Witloof
from Belgian Dutch witloof (literally white foliage)
'''Y'''
Yacht
from jacht(-schip) (hunting ship)
Yankee
from Jan-Kees (a name)
== References ==
[[Category:Language]]