Dutch words first recorded in the 12th century

It is inherited from Middle Dutch binnen, inherited from Old Dutch binnan, formed with the Proto-Germanic prefix *bi- (see be-) and the adverb *innana (“within”), a derivative of *in (“in”) (see…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch bōven, inherited from Old Dutch bovan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā. It was formed with the prefix Proto-Germanic *bi- (see be-) on an adverb…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch pîne, inherited from Old Dutch pīna (“punishment; suffering”), borrowed from Late Latin pēna, a Christian term borrowed from the Church's word for punishment…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch rîden, inherited from Old Dutch rīdan (“to ride”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (“to ride”). The same strong…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch scat, inherited from Old Dutch skat, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, inherited from Proto-Germanic *skatta- (“wealth, property, cattle”). The same word…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch scult, inherited from Old Dutch skult, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz (“obligation, debt”). It is an abstract…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sint, inherited from Old Dutch sint (“since then, afterwards”), with the adverbial -s that was added later. According to the EWN, Old Dutch ⟨sint⟩ is a nasal…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch verliesen, inherited from Old Dutch farliesan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną (“to lose”), made with the prefix *fra- (Dutch ver-) on a strong verb…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch volghen, inherited from Old Dutch folgon, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fulgēn- (“to follow”). The same verb is Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vrouwe, inherited from Old Dutch frouwa (“lady”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ (“lady”). The same word is Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch blide, inherited from Old Dutch *blīthi, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *blīþi-. The modern form lost the ⟨d⟩ between…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch moy (also mooy), inherited from Old Dutch mōi, a word of unknown origin. Outside Dutch it is found only in Middle Low German, which has Middle Low German moie…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch pac (“bundle, baggage”), inherited from Old Dutch pac (“bundle of goods”), a word at first found only in Dutch and Low German. It is Middle Low German pak in Middle…

1. The noun is inherited from Middle Dutch nette, inherited from Old Dutch *netti, inherited from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”). The same word is Old Saxon netti, Old High German nezzi (modern…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch groot, inherited from Old Dutch grōt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *graut, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. The same word is Old Saxon grōt, Old High…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch claer, borrowed from Latin clārus (“bright, clear, famous”). Van der Sijs gives Old French clar as a possible source beside the Latin word, and Franck–Van Wijk…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch maer (also mare, mar, mer), shortened from nemaer, earlier neware, by contraction and the assimilation of /nw-/ to /m-/. This older form is from Middle Dutch ne…