Etymologically

1900s

Dutch words first recorded in the 20th century

1 Dutch word whose earliest known written record dates from the 20th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. sorry

    1916

    It is borrowed from English sorry (“I'm sorry”), short for I am sorry, recorded as an apology in English in 1834. The English adjective meant “worried, grieved, regretful” and continues Old English…

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