Dutch words first recorded in the 11th century

It is inherited from Middle Dutch heel, inherited from Old Dutch hēl, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hail, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, sound”). The same word is Old Saxon hēl…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch maent, inherited from Old Dutch mānoth, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþ- (“month”). The same word is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch bedde, inherited from Old Dutch beddi, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *badi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *badją (“bed, bedding”). The same word is Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌹…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch begripen, inherited from Old Dutch bigrīpan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan, made with the prefix be- from grijpen “to grasp”. The same formation is…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch beloven, inherited from Old Dutch bilōven (“to renounce, give up”), formed from Dutch be- + loven, the verb in its old sense “to promise, bind oneself”, which is…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch best, inherited from Old Dutch betist, inherited from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (“best”), the superlative with the suffix *-istaz of the root *bat- (“good”), which…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch daeromme, inherited from Old Dutch thār umbi, a compound from Dutch daar + om. Middle Dutch also wrote ⟨daerombe⟩ and ⟨darumbe⟩. The same compound is Old High…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch dēse, inherited from Old Dutch thiusa. It was formed from the demonstrative die (see de) and a pointing particle ⟨*-s-⟩, probably related to 𐍃𐌰𐌹 (sai, “look!”) and…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch dit, inherited from Old Dutch thit. The oldest Old Dutch record has thiz, a form coloured by German. The same word is Old Saxon thit (Middle Low German dit), Old…

1. The adjective “dead” is inherited from Middle Dutch doot, inherited from Old Dutch dōd, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *daud, inherited from Proto-Germanic *daudaz (“dead”). The same word is…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch drāghen, inherited from Old Dutch dragan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, pull, carry”). The same verb is Old Saxon dragan (“to carry”), Old High…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch dus, inherited from Old Dutch thus, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þus, inherited from Proto-Germanic *þus. The same word is Old Saxon thus, Old Frisian thus…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch eerst (also ⟨erst⟩, ⟨ierst⟩), inherited from Old Dutch ērist, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *airist, inherited from Proto-Germanic *airista- (“earliest…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch eerste, inherited from Old Dutch *ēristo, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *airist, the superlative of an adverb Proto-Germanic *air (“early”). The comparative of…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch ghebrûken, inherited from Old Dutch gibrūkan, formed with the strengthening prefix ge- from the verb bruiken “to use, enjoy”, which went out of use after the 17th…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch gheen, inherited from Old Dutch gēn, a shortening of Old Dutch nehēn (“not one”). That word was formed from the negative particle ⟨*ne-h⟩ “and not” and een (“one”)…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch gelôve, inherited from Old Dutch gilōvo (“faith”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *galaubô (“belief”). The EWN and the ONW treat it as a noun formed from the verb…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch ghenoech, inherited from Old Dutch ginuog, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough, sufficient”), formed with the prefix *ga-, which expresses completeness…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch ieman, inherited from Old Dutch ieman, a compound found only in continental West Germanic. The first part is the Middle Dutch adverb ie (“ever, always”), also found…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch cleine, inherited from Old Dutch klēni, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *klainī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *klainja- (“fine, pure”). The adjective is found…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch connen, inherited from Old Dutch kunnan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną. The same verb is Old Saxon kunnan, Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch laten, inherited from Old Dutch lātan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lātan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to let, allow”). The same word is Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch lesen, inherited from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather; to read”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather, pick”)…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch lichame, inherited from Old Dutch lichamo, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *līkahamō, inherited from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame”). It is a…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch liggen, inherited from Old Dutch liggen, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (“to lie”), from older *legjan-. The…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch mede, inherited from Old Dutch mithi, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *midi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with, along”), which the EWN gives as ⟨*meda⟩…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch mensche, inherited from Old Dutch mennisko, inherited from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”): the weak form of an adjective meaning “human” used as a noun. The…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch moeten, inherited from Old Dutch muotan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. The EWN gives the Proto-Germanic sense as…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch na, inherited from Old Dutch nāh, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, inherited from Proto-Germanic *nēhw (“near”), an adverb formed from the adjective…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch nieman, inherited from Old Dutch nieman, formed from the Germanic negative particle *ne (“not”) (see nee) and the word that became iemand. The ONW and the older…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch niets, inherited from Old Dutch niewihts, the partitive genitive of Old Dutch niewiht (“nothing”), the word that became niet. It is formed from Dutch niet + -s. The…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch noch, inherited from Old Dutch noh (“until now, still”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *noh, inherited from Proto-Germanic *nuh (“still”). It was made from…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch open, inherited from Old Dutch opan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *opan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *upana- (“open”). The same word is Old Saxon opan, Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sterven, inherited from Old Dutch stervan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (“to become stiff; to die”). The same verb is Old Saxon sterƀan, Old High German…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sturen, inherited from Old Dutch stiuren (“to lead, guide”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to direct…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch tusschen, beside western twisschen, and is probably shortened from the older Old Dutch intwiskan (“between”), a phrase of the preposition in with a dative plural of…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vrâghen, inherited from Old Dutch frāgon, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *frāgēn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *frēgōn- (“to ask”). The same verb is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vrient, inherited from Old Dutch friunt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *friund, inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”). The same word is…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vriendinne, inherited from Old Dutch friundinna (“female friend, beloved”), formed with the suffix -inna, which makes nouns for women, on friunt (“friend”). In…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch winnen, inherited from Old Dutch winnan (“to earn, obtain”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to toil; to strive; to win”). The same verb is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sien, inherited from Old Dutch sian, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sehwan-. The same verb is Old Saxon sehan, Old High…