Dutch words from Proto-Indo-European
7 Dutch words with Proto-Indo-European in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
dochter
It is inherited from Middle Dutch dochter, inherited from Old Dutch dohter, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, inherited from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, inherited from Proto-Indo-European…
drie
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…
hun
It is inherited from Middle Dutch hen, also spelled hun, inherited from Old Dutch im, inherited from Proto-Germanic *im, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eimus, originally the dative plural of…
nacht
It is inherited from Middle Dutch nacht, inherited from Old Dutch naht, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *naht, inherited from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European…
twee
It is inherited from Middle Dutch twee, inherited from Old Dutch twē, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, inherited from Proto-Germanic *twai, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁…
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…
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…