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500s

Dutch words first recorded in the 6th century

2 Dutch words whose earliest known written record dates from the 6th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. drie

    507–800

    It is inherited from Middle Dutch drie, inherited from Old Dutch thrī, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrīz (“three”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European…

  2. met

    551–750

    It is inherited from Middle Dutch met, inherited from Old Dutch mit (earlier miþ), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *midi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”). The preposition developed…

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