Dutch words from Proto-Germanic
239 Dutch words with Proto-Germanic in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 4).
vader
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vader, inherited from Old Dutch fadar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fader, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fadēr (“father”). The same word is Old Saxon fadar…
vallen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vallen, inherited from Old Dutch fallan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”). The same verb is Old Saxon…
van
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…
vast
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vast, inherited from Old Dutch fast, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fastī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, fixed”). The same word is Old Saxon…
veel
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vele, inherited from Old Dutch filo, inherited from Proto-Germanic *felu (“much, a lot”). The same word is Old Saxon filu, Old High German filu (modern German…
vergeten
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vergeten, inherited from Old Dutch fargetan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. It is formed with the prefix ver- from a verb Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to…
verliezen
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…
vier
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vier (also ⟨viere⟩), inherited from Old Dutch *fiuwar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr (“four”), inherited from…
vijf
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vijf, inherited from Old Dutch fīf, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fimf, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”). The same numeral is Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf)…
vinden
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vinden, inherited from Old Dutch findan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *finþan-. The same verb is Old Saxon findan, Old…
voelen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch voelen, inherited from Old Dutch *fuolen, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fōlijan- (“to feel”). The same verb is Old…
vol
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vol, inherited from Old Dutch fol, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *full, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”). The same word is Old Saxon ful, Old…
volgen
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…
vond
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vont, inherited from Old Dutch *fund, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fund, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fundaz, an ablaut noun to the verb vinden “to find”…
voor
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vore, inherited from Old Dutch fora, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *forē, inherited from Proto-Germanic *furai. Two Proto-Germanic forms of much the same…
vraag
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vrâghe, inherited from Old Dutch *frāga, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *frēgō (“question”). The same noun is Middle Low…
vragen
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…
vriend
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…
vrij
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vrî, inherited from Old Dutch frī, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *frī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *frija- (“free”). The same word is Old Saxon frī, Old High…
vroeg
It is inherited from Middle Dutch vroech, beside the older vroe, inherited from Old Dutch fruo, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *frō. The same word…
vrouw
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…
waar
1. The word for goods is inherited from Middle Dutch ware, inherited from Proto-Germanic *warō. The same word is Middle Low German ware (whence Middle High German ⟨ware⟩ and modern German Ware), Old…
waarheid
It is inherited from Middle Dutch waerhede, inherited from Old Dutch wārheit, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wārahaidu (“truth”). It is formed from the adjective waar “true” with the suffix…
wacht
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wachte, inherited from Old Dutch wahta, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch, vigil”). The same noun is Old Saxon wahta (Middle Low German ⟨wachte⟩), Old…
wachten
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wachten, inherited from Old Dutch *wahton, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wahtwēn, a verb formed from the noun wacht “watch, guard”. The Old Dutch verb is…
want
1. The mitten is inherited from Middle Dutch want, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wantu- (“mitten”). The same word is Low German want, West Frisian want and Old Norse vǫttr (“glove”) (modern Swedish…
wapen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wâpen, inherited from Old Dutch wāpan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”). The same noun is Old Saxon wāpan…
wat
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…
water
It is inherited from Middle Dutch water, inherited from Old Dutch watar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *watar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”). The same word is Old Saxon watar…
week
1. The noun for seven days is inherited from Middle Dutch weke, inherited from Old Dutch *wica, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“sequence; turn”). The…
weer
1. The adverb is inherited from Middle Dutch weder, inherited from Old Dutch withero, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). The contracted…
weg
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…
wel
1. The adverb meaning “well” is inherited from Middle Dutch wel (beside wale), inherited from Old Dutch wala, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela. The EWN gives the Germanic form as ⟨*welō-⟩. The…
welk
It is inherited from Middle Dutch welc, inherited from Old Dutch wilik, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (“what kind of”). The same word is Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (ƕileiks), Old Norse hvílíkr (modern…
wereld
It is inherited from Middle Dutch werelt, inherited from Old Dutch werolt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. The same word is Old Saxon werold…
werk
It is inherited from Middle Dutch werc, inherited from Old Dutch werc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *werk, inherited from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work, deed”). The same word is Old Saxon werk…
werken
It is inherited from Middle Dutch werken, inherited from Old Dutch wirken, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to make, effect”), a verb formed…
weten
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…
wie
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wie, inherited from Old Dutch wie, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who”). The same pronoun is Old Saxon hwē, Old…
wij
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wi, inherited from Old Dutch wī, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīz (“we”). Old Dutch also has the eastern form wir, which…
willen
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…
winnen
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…
wonen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wonen, inherited from Old Dutch wonon (“to dwell, stay”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wunāną. The same verb is Old…
woord
It is inherited from Middle Dutch wort, inherited from Old Dutch wort, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *word, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). The same noun is Old Saxon word, Old…
worden
It is inherited from Middle Dutch werden, inherited from Old Dutch werthan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþan-. The same verb is Old Saxon werthan…
zaak
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sake, inherited from Old Dutch saka, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *saku, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sakō- (“quarrel, lawsuit”). The same word is Old Saxon…
zat
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sat, inherited from Old Dutch sat, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sad, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sada- (“sated, full”). The same word is Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃…
zeggen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch segghen, inherited from Old Dutch seggen, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagjan- (“to say, recount”). The same verb is…
zeker
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sēker, inherited from Old Dutch *sikur, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”), borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“free from care, safe”). The Latin…
zelf
It is inherited from Middle Dutch selve, inherited from Old Dutch self, inherited from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). The same word is Old Saxon selƀo, Old High German selbo (modern German selbst…
zien
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…
zijn
1. The verb meaning “to be” is inherited from Middle Dutch sijn, inherited from Old Dutch sīn. Like the verb for “to be” in every Germanic language, it is irregular: its forms go back to three…
zitten
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sitten, inherited from Old Dutch sitten, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”). The same verb is Old Saxon…
zo
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…
zoeken
It is inherited from Middle Dutch soeken, inherited from Old Dutch suoken, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”). The same verb is Old…
zonder
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sonder, inherited from Old Dutch sunder, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sunder (“apart, separately”). The same word is Old Saxon sundar (“separate”), Old High…
zoon
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sōne, inherited from Old Dutch suno, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European…
zorgen
It is inherited from Middle Dutch sorgen, inherited from Old Dutch sorgon, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sorgēn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *surgāną (“to worry, be concerned”), a verb…
zullen
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…