Dutch words by century

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When Dutch words were first recorded in writing. The 386 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Every century

• 6th century 500s 2
• 7th century 600s 2
• 8th century 700s 24
• 9th century 800s 20
• 10th century 900s 114
• 11th century 1000s 41
• 12th century 1100s 17
• 13th century 1200s 94
• 14th century 1300s 20
• 15th century 1400s 13
• 16th century 1500s 16
• 17th century 1600s 9
• 18th century 1700s 8
• 19th century 1800s 5
• 20th century 1900s 1

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the Dutch statistics and Dutch words by origin.