Dutch words first recorded in the 9th century

It is inherited from Middle Dutch lant, inherited from Old Dutch lant, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *land, inherited from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), which Kroonen gives as the neuter stem…

1. The noun is inherited from Middle Dutch wech, inherited from Old Dutch weg, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *weg, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way”). The same word is Old Saxon weg…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch stat, inherited from Old Dutch stat, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place”). The same noun is Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch achter, inherited from Old Dutch after, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *after (“behind, after”). Middle Dutch also wrote…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch uut (also ûte), inherited from Old Dutch ūt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out”). The same word is Old Saxon ūt, Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch dan, inherited from Old Dutch than, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then, at that time”). The same word is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch hi, inherited from Old Dutch hē, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Old Dutch also has hie, and Middle Dutch occasionally…

1. It is inherited from Middle Dutch niet, earlier niwet, inherited from Old Dutch niewiht (“nothing”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht. It was formed from the negative particle…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch doen, beside doe, inherited from Old Dutch thuo, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þō (“then”). The Old Dutch adverb arose from the instrumental case of the…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch van, inherited from Old Dutch fan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fanā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fanē (“from”). The same preposition is Old Saxon fan…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch wat, inherited from Old Dutch wat, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwat. The same word is Old Saxon hwat, Old High German…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sô, inherited from Old Dutch sō, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swā, which Wiktionary explains as a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē. The same word is…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch out, inherited from Old Dutch alt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ald, inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown, old”). The Old Dutch form became ⟨oud⟩ in…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch alse, a weakened form of also, inherited from Old Dutch alsō (“as, just as”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *allswā (“completely so”), an old compound of al…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch die, inherited from Old Dutch thie, the stressed form of the old demonstrative pronoun; in unstressed position the same pronoun was reduced to the article de…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch doen, inherited from Old Dutch duon, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōną (“to do, to put”). The same verb is Old Saxon dōn…

1. The preposition is inherited from Middle Dutch te, inherited from Old Dutch te (once ti), inherited from Proto-Germanic *ta (“to”). It is an old weakened form of the adverb toe: in the West…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch weten, inherited from Old Dutch witan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *witan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”). The same verb is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch willen, inherited from Old Dutch willen, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”). The same verb is Old Saxon…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sullen, inherited from Old Dutch sulan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *skulan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *skulaną (“to owe, to be obliged”). It is a…