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This is an incomplete list of [[Dutch language|Dutch]] expressions used in [[English language|English]]; some are relatively common (e.g. ''[[cookie]]''), some are comparatively rare. In a survey by [[Joseph M. Williams]] in ''Origins of the English Language'' it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin.<ref>{{cite book|title=Amazon.com: Origins of the English Language (9780029344705): Joseph M. Williams: Books|isbn=0029344700|last1=Williams|first1=Joseph M.|date=18 April 1986|publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref>

In many cases the [[loanword]] has assumed a meaning substantially different from its Dutch forebear. Some English words have been borrowed directly from Dutch. But typically, English spellings of Dutch [[loanword]]s suppress combinations of vowels in the original word which do not exist in English, and replace them with existing vowel combinations. For example, the '''oe''' in ''koekje'' or ''koekie'' becomes '''oo''' in ''cookie'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qIsDdUSYJMIC&q=koekie&pg=PA125|title=Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops|isbn=9789089641243|access-date=12 August 2015|last1=Der|first1=Nicoline Sijs van|year=2009|publisher=Amsterdam University Press }}</ref> the '''ij''' (considered a vowel in Dutch) and the '''ui''' in ''vrijbuiter'' become '''ee''' and '''oo''' in ''freebooter'', the '''aa''' in ''baas'' becomes '''o''' in ''boss'', the '''oo''' in ''stoof'' becomes '''o''' in ''stove''.

As languages, English and Dutch are both [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]], and descend further back from the common ancestor language [[Germanic languages|Proto-Germanic]]. Their relationship however, has been obscured by the [[Lexicon|lexical]] influence of [[Old Norse]] as a consequence of [[Viking expansion]] from the 9th till the 11th century, and [[Norman French]], as a consequence of the [[Norman conquest of England]] in 1066. Because of their close common relationship – in addition to the large [[Latin]] and [[French Language|French]] vocabulary both languages possess – many English words are very similar to their Dutch lexical counterparts: either identical in spelling (''plant'', ''begin'', ''fruit''), similar in pronunciation (''pool'' = ''pole'', ''boek'' = ''book'', ''diep'' = ''deep''), or both (''offer'', ''hard'', ''lip''); or may be [[false friend]]s (''ramp'' = ''disaster'', ''roof'' = ''robbery'', ''mop'' = ''joke''). These [[cognates]], or words related in other ways related words, are excluded from this list.

Dutch expressions have been incorporated into English usage for many reasons and in different periods in time. These are some of the most common ones:

== From Old Dutch ==
* Many Latinate words in the English lexicon were borrowed from Latin. Quite a few of these words can further trace their origins back to a Germanic source - usually [[Old Low Franconian]]. Old Dutch is the western variant of this language. In cases it is not clear whether the loanword is from Old Dutch (Old West Low Franconian) or another Germanic language, they have been excluded from the list. ''See also: [[List of English Latinates of Germanic origin]]''
* Since speakers of West Germanic languages spoken along the North Sea coast from the 5th to the 9th century lived close enough together to form a linguistic [[sprachbund|crossroads]] - water was the main way of transportation - Dutch and English share some traits that other West Germanic languages do not possess. Lexical examples are Dutch ''vijf'' / English ''five'' (compare German: ''Fü'''n'''f'') and Dutch ''leef'' / English ''live'' (compare German ''Le'''b'''en''). These words have been excluded from the list. ''See also: [[Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law]]''
* Since the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066, many Latinate words entered the English lexicon via French, which has – via [[Old French]] – a substantial base of [[Old Dutch]] (or [[Old Low Franconian]]) and [[Middle Dutch]]. For instance, French ''boulevard'' comes from Dutch ''bolwerk''. In cases it is not clear whether the loanword in French is from Dutch or another Germanic language, they have been excluded from the list. ''See also: [[Frankish language#Influence on French|Influence of Franconian language on French]]''
For some loanwords stemming from this period it is not always clear whether they are of Old Dutch, Old Norse, another Germanic language or an unknown Old English origin. These words have been excluded from the list, or indicated as such.

== From Middle Dutch ==
* About one-third of the invading Norman army of 1066 came from Dutch speaking [[County of Flanders|Flemish]]. Many Flemings stayed in England after the Conquest and influenced the English language.
* The main part of refugees to England, Wales and Scotland from the 11th till the 17th century were from the Low Countries; particularly Flemish skilled weavers and textile workers immigrated as a result of floods, overpopulation and warfare in [[County of Flanders|Flanders]]. In 1527, when England's population numbered 5 million, London alone had tens of thousands of Flemings,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pages.pacificcoast.net/~deboo/flemings/pages/Migrations.html|title=Flemish Migrations|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=31 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731005846/http://pages.pacificcoast.net/~deboo/flemings/pages/Migrations.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/immig_emig/wales/w_sw/article_1.shtml|title=BBC - Legacies - Immigration and Emigration - Wales - South West Wales - The Flemish colonists in Wales - Article Page 1|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> while an estimated third of the Scottish population has a Flemish background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/flemish/index.htm|title=Scotland and the Flemish People|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105603/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/flemish/index.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[Hanseatic League]] had in the late Middle Ages a trade network along the coast of Northern Europe and England, using to Dutch related [[Middle Low German]] as [[lingua franca]]. Some loanwords from this period could come from either language. These words have been excluded from the list, or indicated as such.

== From Modern Dutch ==
* In the [[Dutch Golden Age]], spanning most of the 17th century, Dutch [[trade]], [[science]], [[military]], and [[Dutch art|art]] were among the most acclaimed in the world, and many English words of Dutch origin concerning these areas are stemming from this period.
* English and Dutch rivalry at sea resulted in many Dutch naval terms in English.
* Via settlements in North America and elsewhere in the world Dutch language influenced English spoken there, particularly American English. That resulted also in numerous place names based on Dutch words and places. These are excluded from the list unless they are well known, like ''Brooklyn'' (from the Dutch town ''[[Breukelen]]'') and ''Wall Street'' (from Dutch ''Walstraat''). ''See also: [[List of place names of Dutch origin]]''
* Due to contact between [[Afrikaans]] and English speakers in [[South Africa]], many Dutch words entered English via Afrikaans, which has an estimated 90 to 95% vocabulary of Dutch origin. Only the words that entered ''standard'' English are listed here. Afrikaans words that do not stem from [[Cape Dutch]] but from an African, Indian or other European language, are not listed here. ''See also: [[List of English words of Afrikaans origin]] and [[List of South African slang words]]''
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==A==
; [[Aardvark]] : from South African Dutch ''aardvark'' (''earth'' + ''pig'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=aardvark {{!}} Etymology of aardvark by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/aardvark |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Aboard]] : from Dutch ''Aan boord'' 
; [[Afrikaans]] : from Dutch ''Afrikaans'' (''Africanish'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afrikaans {{!}} Etymology of Afrikaans by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Afrikaans |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:aloof|Aloof]] : from Old French ''lof'', based on Middle Dutch ''lof'' (''windward direction''), now ''oploeven'' + Middle English ''a''<ref>{{Cite web |title=aloof {{!}} Etymology of aloof by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/aloof |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Apartheid]] : from [[Afrikaans]] Apartheid, from Dutch ''apart'' + [[suffix]] ''-heid'' (''separate'' + ''-hood)''<ref>{{Cite web |title=apartheid {{!}} Etymology of apartheid by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/apartheid |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:avast|Avast]] : from 17th century Dutch ''hou'vast'' (''hold fast'', ''hold steady'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=avast {{!}} Etymology of avast by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/avast |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==B==
; [[Bamboo]] : from 16th century Dutch ''bamboe'', based on Malay bambu<ref>{{Cite web |title=bamboo {{!}} Etymology of bamboo by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bamboo |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Batik]] : from Dutch ''batik'', based on Javanese ''amba'' + ''titik'' (''to write'' + ''dot, point'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=batik {{!}} Etymology of batik by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/batik |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Bazooka]] : from US slang ''[[wiktionary:bazoo|bazoo]]'' (''mouth''), based on Dutch ''bazuin'' (''trompet'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=bazooka {{!}} Etymology of bazooka by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bazooka |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Beaker (drinkware)|Beaker]] : from either Old Norse ''bikarr'' or Middle Dutch ''beker'' (''mug'', ''cup'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=beaker {{!}} Etymology of beaker by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/beaker |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:beleaguer|Beleaguer]] : from 16th century Dutch ''belegeren'' (''besiege'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=beleaguer {{!}} Etymology of beleaguer by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/beleaguer |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Berm]] : from French ''berme'', based on Old Dutch ''b(a)erm''<ref>{{Cite web |title=berm {{!}} Etymology of berm by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/berm |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bicker|Bicker]] : from Middle Dutch ''bicken'' (''to slash'', ''attack'') + Middle English frequentative suffix ''-er''<ref>{{Cite web |title=bicker {{!}} Etymology of bicker by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bicker |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:blare|Blare]] : from an unrecorded Old English ''*blæren'' or from Middle Dutch ''blaren'' and ''blèren'' (''to bleat'', ''to shout'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=blare {{!}} Etymology of blare by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blare |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:blasé|Blasé]] : via French ''blasé'', past participle of ''blaser'' (="to satiate"), perhaps from Dutch ''blazen'' (="to blow"), with a sense of "puffed up under the effects of drinking"<ref>{{Cite web |title=blase {{!}} Etymology of blase by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blase |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:blaze|Blaze]] (to make public, often in a bad sense, boastfully) : from Middle Dutch ''blasen'' (="to blow, on a trumpet)<ref>{{Cite web |title=blaze {{!}} Etymology of blaze by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blaze |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:blink|Blink]] : perhaps from Middle Dutch ''blinken'' (="to glitter")<ref>{{Cite web |title=blink {{!}} Etymology of blink by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blink |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:blister|Blister]] : via Old French ''blestre'', perhaps from a Scandinavian source or from Middle Dutch ''blyster'' (="swelling")<ref>{{Cite web |title=blister {{!}} Etymology of blister by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blister |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:block|Block]] (solid piece) : via Old French ''bloc'' (="log, block"), from Middle Dutch ''blok'' (="trunk of a tree")<ref>{{Cite web |title=block {{!}} Etymology of block by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/block |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bluff|Bluff]] (poker term) : from Dutch ''bluffen'' (="to brag, boast") or ''verbluffen'' (="to baffle, mislead")<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=bluff {{!}} Etymology of bluff by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bluff |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bluff|Bluff]] (landscape feature) : from Dutch ''blaf'' (="flat, broad"), apparently a North Sea nautical term for ships with flat vertical bows, later extended to landscape features<ref name=":0" />
; [[wiktionary:blunderbuss|Blunderbuss]] : from Dutch ''donderbus'', from ''donder'' (="thunder") + ''bus'' (="gun," originally "box, tube"), altered by resemblance to ''blunder''<ref>{{Cite web |title=blunderbuss {{!}} Etymology of blunderbuss by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/blunderbuss |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Boer]] (Dutch colonist in South Africa) : from Dutch ''boer'' (="farmer"), from Middle Dutch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boer {{!}} Etymology of Boer by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Boer |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]]: after [[Humphrey Bogart]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=bogart {{!}} Etymology of bogart by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bogart |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref> ''Boomgaard'' means "orchard" ("tree-garden").<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surname Database: Bogart Last Name Origin |url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Bogart |access-date= |website=surnamedb.com |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Bokkoms]] : from Dutch ''bokking'' (="buckling"), a type of salter fish
; [[Boodle]] : from Dutch ''boedel'' (="property")<ref>{{Cite web |title=boodle {{!}} Etymology of boodle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/boodle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Boom (sailing)|Boom]] : from ''boom'' (="tree"); cognate to English ''beam''<ref>{{Cite web |title=boom {{!}} Etymology of boom by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/boom |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Boomslang]] : from ''boomslang'' (="tree snake"), a type of snake
; [[wikt:booze|Booze]] : from Middle Dutch ''busen'' (="to drink in excess");<ref>{{Cite web |title=booze {{!}} Etymology of booze by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/booze |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref> according to JW de Vries ''busen'' is equivalent to ''buizen''<ref name="deVries">Het verhaal van een taal, negen eeuwen nederlands, http://www.pbo.nl</ref>
; [[wikt:boss|Boss]] : from ''baas''<ref>{{Cite web |title=boss {{!}} Etymology of boss by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/boss |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Boulevard]] : from "''bolwerk''", which came as ''boulevard'' into French, then into English. "''Bolwerk''" was also directly borrowed as 'bulwark'
; [[Bow (ship)|Bow]] (front of a ship) : from Old Norse ''bogr'', Low German ''boog'' or Dutch ''boeg''<ref>{{Cite web |title=bow {{!}} Etymology of bow by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bow |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:brackish|Brackish]] : from Middle Dutch or Low German ''brac'' (="salty", also "worthless"), now ''brak''<ref>{{Cite web |title=brackish {{!}} Etymology of brackish by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/brackish |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Brandy]] (wine): from ''brandewijn'' (literally "burnt wine")<ref>{{Cite web |title=brandy {{!}} Etymology of brandy by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/brandy |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Brooklyn]]: after the town of [[Breukelen]] near Utrecht
; [[wikt:bruin|Bruin]]/Bruins:  archaic English word for [[brown bear]], derived from the Dutch word for brown ''bruin''
; [[Buckwheat]]:from [[Middle Dutch]] ''boecweite'' (="beech wheat") because of its resemblance to grains and seed of beech wheat<ref>{{Cite web |title=buckwheat {{!}} Etymology of buckwheat by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/buckwheat |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:bully|Bully]] : from ''boel'' (="lover", "brother")<ref>{{Cite web |title=bully {{!}} Etymology of bully by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bully |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Bulwark (disambiguation)|Bulwark]] : from ''bolwerk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=bulwark {{!}} Etymology of bulwark by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bulwark |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bumpkin|Bumpkin]]: from ''bommekijn'' ('little barrel')<ref>{{Cite web |title=bumpkin {{!}} Etymology of bumpkin by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bumpkin |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bundle|Bundle]] : from Middle Dutch ''bondel'' or perhaps a merger of this word and Old English ''byndele'' ('binding')<ref>{{Cite web |title=bundle {{!}} Etymology of bundle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bundle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bung|Bung]] : from Middle Dutch ''bonge'' (="stopper")<ref>{{Cite web |title=bung {{!}} Etymology of bung by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bung |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Buoy]]: from ''boei'' (="shackle" or "buoy")<ref>{{Cite web |title=buoy {{!}} Etymology of buoy by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/buoy |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:bush|Bush]] (uncleared district of a British colony) : probably from Dutch ''bosch'', now ''bos'' or ''bosje'' in the same sense, since it seems to appear first in former Dutch colonies<ref>{{Cite web |title=bush {{!}} Etymology of bush by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/bush |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==C==
; [[Caboose]] : from ''kambuis'' or ''kombuis'' (="ship's kitchen", "galley")<ref>{{Cite web |title=caboose {{!}} Etymology of caboose by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/caboose |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:cam|Cam]] : from 18th century Dutch ''cam'' (''cog of a wheel", originally ''comb'', cognate of English ''comb''), ''nowadays ''kam, or from English ''camber'' (''having a slight arch'')''<ref>{{Cite web |title=CAM Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cam |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Captain]] : from ''kapitein'' 
; [[Cockatoo]] : from ''kaketoe''<ref>{{Cite web |title=cockatoo {{!}} Etymology of cockatoo by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cockatoo |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Cashier]] : from Middle Dutch ''cassier''<ref>{{Cite web |title=cashier {{!}} Etymology of cashier by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cashier |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Coleslaw]] : from 18th century Dutch ''koolsla'' (''cabbage salad'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=cole-slaw {{!}} Etymology of cole-slaw by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cole-slaw |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] : probably from Dutch ''kommandeur'', from French ''commandeur'', from Old French ''comandeor''<ref>{{Cite web |title=commodore {{!}} Etymology of commodore by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/commodore |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Cookie]] : from ''koekje'', or in informal Dutch ''koekie'' (="biscuit", "cookie")<ref>{{Cite web |title=cookie {{!}} Etymology of cookie by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cookie |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Coney Island]] : (English dialect word for ''Rabbit'') from ''Conyne Eylandt'' (literally "Rabbit Island"), in modern Dutch ''konijn'' and ''eiland''.
; [[wikt:cramp|Cramp]] : (metal bar bent at both ends) from Middle Dutch ''crampe'' or Middle Low German ''krampe''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=cramp {{!}} Etymology of cramp by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cramp |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Cricket]] : from Old French ''criquet'' 'goal post', 'stick', perhaps from Middle Dutch ''cricke'' 'stick, staff'<ref>{{Cite web |title=cricket {{!}} Etymology of cricket by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cricket |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:crimp|Crimp]] : from Old English ''gecrympan'', perhaps reintroduced from Low German or Dutch ''krimpen'' (''to shrink'')<ref name="deVries"/>
; [[wikt:croon|Croon]] : via Scottish, from Middle Dutch ''kronen'' (= to lament, mourn)<ref>{{Cite web |title=croon {{!}} Etymology of croon by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/croon |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:cruise|Cruise]] : from Dutch ''kruisen'' (="to cross, sail to and fro"), from ''kruis'' (="cross")<ref>{{Cite web |title=cruise {{!}} Etymology of cruise by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cruise |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Cruller]] : from 19th century Dutch ''krullen'' (''to curl'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=cruller {{!}} Etymology of cruller by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cruller |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==D==
; [[Dam]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''dam'', or from Old Norse ''dammr''<ref>{{Cite web |title=dam {{!}} Etymology of dam by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dam |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:dapper|Dapper]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''dapper'' (''bold'', ''sturdy'') in modern Dutch “brave”<ref>{{Cite web |title=dapper {{!}} Etymology of dapper by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dapper |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Deck (disambiguation)|Deck]] : from 16th century Middle Dutch ''dec'' or ''dekken'' (''to cover'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=deck {{!}} Etymology of deck by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/deck |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Decoy]] : possibly from 16th century Dutch ''de'' (''the'') + ''kooi'' (''cage'', used of a pond surrounded by nets, into which wildfowl were lured for capture).<ref>{{Cite web |title=decoy {{!}} Etymology of decoy by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/decoy |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref> Or from 16th century Dutch "eendekooi" (duck cage; a cage with an artificial duck to lure wild ducks); mistranslated as "een" dekooi; should have been read as "eend (duck)" -e- "kooi (cage)"-> a (article) dekooi -> (a) decoy{{citation needed|reason=Source? Smells like original research|date=April 2017}}
; [[Delve (disambiguation)|Delve]] : from Dutch ''delven / opdelven'' 
; [[wiktionary:dingus|Dingus]] : from Dutch ''dinges'', literally "thing".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dingus | title=Dingus &#124; Etymology of dingus by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Dock (maritime)|Dock]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''docke,'' nowadays ''dok''<ref>{{Cite web |title=dock {{!}} Etymology of dock by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dock |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Dollar]]: from Dutch ''(Rijks)daalder''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qIsDdUSYJMIC&q=dutch%20influence%20on%20english%20language&pg=PA237|title=Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops|isbn=9789089641243|access-date=12 August 2015|last1=Der|first1=Nicoline Sijs van|year=2009|publisher=Amsterdam University Press }}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:domineer|Domineer]] : from late 16th century Dutch ''dominieren'' (''to rule''), based on Middle French ''dominer''<ref>{{Cite web |title=domineer {{!}} Etymology of domineer by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/domineer |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Illegal drugs|Dope]] : from American English ''dope'', based on Dutch ''doop'' (''sauce'') or ''dopen'' (''to dip'' or ''to baptise'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dope Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dope |website=[[Merriam-Webster]]|date=17 April 2024 }}</ref>
; [[Dredge]] : from Scottish ''dreg-boat'' (''boat for dredging''), perhaps based on Middle Dutch ''dregghe'' (''drag-net''), nowadays ''dreggen''<ref>{{Cite web |title=dredge {{!}} Etymology of dredge by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dredge |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[Drill]] (verb) : from 17th century Dutch ''drillen''
; [[wiktionary:drug|Drug]] : from Old French ''drogue'', based on Middle Dutch ''droge-vate'' (''dry barrels'', with first element mistaken as word for the contents)<ref>{{Cite web |title=drug {{!}} Etymology of drug by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/drug |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Drum]] : probably from Middle Dutch ''tromme,'' now ''trom''<ref>{{cite web |title=Drum &#124; Etymology of drum by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/drum |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[Dune]] : from French ''dune'', based on Middle Dutch ''dune,'' now ''duin''<ref>{{Cite web |title=dune {{!}} Etymology of dune by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dune |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==E==
; [[Easel]] : from ''ezel'' (=originally (and still) "donkey"; "(schilders)ezel"=easel, lit. "painter's donkey")<ref>{{Cite web |title=easel {{!}} Etymology of easel by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/easel |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Elope]] : from ''ontlopen'' (run away)<ref>{{Cite web |title=elope {{!}} Etymology of elope by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/elope |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:etch|Etch]] : from Dutch ''ets'' or ''etsen''<ref>{{Cite web |title=etch {{!}} Etymology of etch by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/etch |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Excise]] (noun) : (="tax on goods") from Middle Dutch ''excijs'', apparently altered from ''accijns'' (="tax"); English got the word, and the idea for the tax, from the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=excise {{!}} Etymology of excise by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/excise |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==F==
; [[Filibuster]] : from Spanish ''filibustero'' from French ''flibustier'' ultimately from Dutch ''vrijbuiter'' (="pirate" or "freebooter")<ref>{{Cite web |title=filibuster {{!}} Etymology of filibuster by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/filibuster |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Flag]] : from ''vlag'' 
; [[Flushing, Queens]] : from [[Vlissingen]], a city in the Netherlands
; [[wiktionary:foist|Foist]] : from Dutch ''vuisten'' (="take in hand"), from Middle Dutch ''vuist'' (="fist")<ref>{{Cite web |title=foist {{!}} Etymology of foist by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/foist |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Forlorn hope]] : from ''verloren hoop'' (literally "lost heap or group"<!-- it is indeed heap (troop, band), not hope -->, figuratively "suicide mission," "[[cannon fodder]]")<ref>{{Cite web |title=forlorn {{!}} Etymology of forlorn by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/forlorn |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref> Forlorn also has identical cognates in German and the Scandinavian languages.
; [[wiktionary:fraught|Fraught]] : from ''vrecht, vracht''<ref>{{Cite web |title=fraught {{!}} Etymology of fraught by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/fraught |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:freebooter|Freebooter]] : from ''vrijbuiter''<ref>{{Cite web |title=freebooter {{!}} Etymology of freebooter by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/freebooter |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Freight]] : from ''vracht''<ref>{{Cite web |title=freight {{!}} Etymology of freight by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/freight |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:frolic|Frolic]] : from ''vrolijk'' (="cheerful")<ref>{{Cite web |title=frolic {{!}} Etymology of frolic by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/frolic |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Frigate]] : from Dutch ''fregat'' 
; [[wiktionary:furlough|Furlough]] : from ''verlof'' (="permission (to leave)")<ref>{{Cite web |title=furlough {{!}} Etymology of furlough by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/furlough |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==G==
; [[wiktionary:galoot|Galoot]] : (="awkward or boorish man"), originally a sailor's contemptuous word (="raw recruit, green hand") for soldiers or marines, of uncertain origin; "Dictionary of American Slang" proposes ''galut'', Sierra Leone creole form of Spanish ''galeoto'' (="galley slave"); perhaps rather Dutch slang ''kloot'' (="testicle"), ''klootzak'' (="scrotum"), used figuratively as an insult<ref>{{Cite web |title=galoot {{!}} Etymology of galoot by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/galoot |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Gas]] : from ''gas'', a [[neologism]] from [[Jan Baptista van Helmont]], derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Chaos (cosmogony)|chaos]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=gas {{!}} Etymology of gas by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gas |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Geek]] : from ''geck'' (gek) (="fool")<ref>{{Cite web |title=geek {{!}} Etymology of geek by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/geek |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=dbarefoot |date=August 4, 2004 |title=What's the Etymology of "Geek"? |url=https://darrenbarefoot.com/2004/08/04/whats-the-etymology-of-geek/ |access-date= |website=DarrenBarefoot.com |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Gherkin]] : from Dutch plural of ''gurk'' "cucumber", shortened form of East Frisian ''augurk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=gherkin {{!}} Etymology of gherkin by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gherkin |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:gimp|Gimp]] (cord or thread) : from Dutch ''gimp''<ref>{{Cite web |title=GIMP Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/gimp |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Gin]] : from ''jenever''<ref>{{Cite web |title=gin {{!}} Etymology of gin by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gin |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Gnu]] : from ''gnoe'', earlier ''t’gnu'', from a [[Khoikhoi language|Khoikhoi]] word<ref>Various Khoikhoi sources have been proposed: (1) ''ǂnû'' "black", for the black wildebeest; (2) ''ingu'' "wildebeest", from a [[Tuu languages|Tuu]] word ''!nu:''.[http://www.etymonline.com/word/gnu]</ref>
; [[Golf]] : from ''kolf'' (="bat, club," but also a game played with these)<ref name="deVries"/>{{Full citation needed|date=April 2024}}
; [[wiktionary:grab|Grab]] : from ''grijpen'' (="to seize, to grasp, to snatch")<ref>{{Cite web |title=grab {{!}} Etymology of grab by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/grab |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:gruff|Gruff]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''grof'' (="coarse (in quality), thick, large")<ref>{{Cite web |title=gruff {{!}} Etymology of gruff by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gruff |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Guilder]] : from ''[[wikt:gulden|gulden]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=guilder {{!}} Etymology of guilder by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/guilder |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:gulp|Gulp]] : likely from Flemish ''gulpe'' or Dutch ''gulpen'' (="to gush, pour forth, guzzle, swallow"), probably of imitative origin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/gulp | title=Gulp &#124; Etymology of gulp by etymonline }}</ref>

==H==
; [[wiktionary:hale|Hale]] (verb) : (="drag, summon"), from Old Frankonian ''haler'' (="to pull, haul"), from Frankonian ''*halon'' or Old Dutch ''halen'', both from Proto Germanic<ref>{{Cite web |title=hale {{!}} Etymology of hale by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hale |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:hankering|Hankering]] : from Middle Dutch ''hankeren'' or Dutch ''hunkeren''<ref>{{Cite web |title=hanker {{!}} Etymology of hanker by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hanker |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Harlem]] : called after the city of [[Haarlem]] near Amsterdam
; [[Hartebeest]] : from both [[Afrikaans]] (Hartebees) and Dutch (Hartenbeest)<ref>{{cite web |title=HARTEBEEST Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hartebeest |access-date=11 April 2010 |website=[[Dictionary.com]]}}</ref>
; [[Heckle]] : from Middle Dutch ''hekelen''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/heckle | title=Heckle &#124; Etymology of heckle by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] : possibly named after the Flemish town [[Hoboken, Antwerp|Hoboken]], from Middle Dutch ''Hooghe Buechen'' or ''Hoge Beuken'' (="High Beeches" or "Tall Beeches")
; [[wiktionary:howitzer|Howitzer]] : from Dutch ''houwitzer'', which in turn comes from German ''Haussnitz'' and later ''Haubitze''.
<!--- [[Hodge podge]] : Possibly from ''[[Hutspot]]'', a traditional Dutch dish with mashed potatoes (or other vegetables before the potatoe came to Europe), carrots and onions. (All major dictionaries seem to claim French origin. --->
; [[wiktionary:hoist|Hoist]] : from Middle Dutch ''hijsen'' (=raise)<ref>{{Cite web |title=hoist {{!}} Etymology of hoist by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hoist |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:holster|Holster]] : from ''holster''<ref>{{Cite web |title=holster {{!}} Etymology of holster by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/holster |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:hooky|Hooky]] : from ''hoekje'' (=corner) in the sense of "to go around the corner"<ref>{{Cite web |title=hooky {{!}} Etymology of hooky by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hooky |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:hoyden|Hoyden]] : maybe from ''heiden'' (=backwoodsman), from Middle Dutch (=heathen)<ref>{{Cite web |title=hoyden {{!}} Etymology of hoyden by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hoyden |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:hump|Hump]] : perhaps from Dutch ''homp'' (="lump")<ref>{{cite web |title=Hump &#124; Etymology of hump by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hump |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:hustle|Hustle]], [[wiktionary:hustler|Hustler]] : from Dutch ''hutselen'', ''husseln'' "to shake, to toss"<ref>{{cite web |title=Hustle &#124; Etymology of hustle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/hustle |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>

==I==
; [[Iceberg]]: from Dutch ''ijsberg'' (literally 'ice mountain')<ref>{{Cite web |title=iceberg {{!}} Etymology of iceberg by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/iceberg |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Ietsism]]: from Dutch ''ietsisme'' (literally: somethingism) an unspecified faith in an undetermined higher or supernatural power or force
; [[Isinglass]]: from Dutch ''huizenblas'' (no longer used) from Middle Dutch ''huusblase'', from ''huus'' sturgeon + ''blase'' bladder<ref>{{Cite web |title=isinglass {{!}} Etymology of isinglass by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/isinglass |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==J==
; [[wikt:jeer|Jeer]] (to deride, to mock) : Perhaps from Dutch gieren "to cry or roar," or German scheren "to plague, vex," literally "to shear"<ref>{{Cite web |title=jeer {{!}} Etymology of jeer by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/jeer |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:jib|Jib]] (foresail of a ship) : from Dutch ''gijben'' (boom or spar of a sailing ship) and Dutch ''gijpen'' (turn the boat using foresail)<ref>{{Cite web |title=jib {{!}} Etymology of jib by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/jib |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==K==
; [[Keelhauling]] : from ''kielhalen'' (literally "to haul keel"), ''kiel'' (= keel)<ref>{{Cite web |title=KEELHAUL Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/keelhaul |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Keeshond]] : prob. from special use of ''Kees'' (nickname corresponding to proper name ''Cornelis'') + ''hond'' "dog"<ref>{{Cite web |title=KEESHOND Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/keeshond |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Kill (body of water)]] : from ''kil'' from Middle Dutch ''kille'' (literally "riverbed")<ref>{{Cite web |title=kill {{!}} Etymology of kill by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/kill |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:kink|Kink]] : from ''kink'' referring to a twist in a rope or cable<ref>{{Cite web |title=kink {{!}} Etymology of kink by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/kink |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Knapsack]] : from Middle Dutch ''knapzak'' (''snack'' + ''bag'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoekresultaten |url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/knapzak |access-date= |website=etymologiebank.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=knapsack {{!}} Etymology of knapsack by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/knapsack |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Knickerbocker (disambiguation)|Knickerbocker]] : The pen-name was borrowed from [[Washington Irving]]'s friend [[Herman Knickerbocker]], and literally means "toy marble-baker." Also, descendants of Dutch settlers to New York, USA, are referred to as Knickerbockers and later became used in reference to a style of pants<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knickerbocker {{!}} Etymology of the name Knickerbocker by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Knickerbocker |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==L==
; [[Landscape]] : from 16th century Dutch ''landschap'' (''land'' + ''-ship'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=landscape {{!}} Etymology of landscape by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/landscape |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:leak|Leak]] : from Middle Dutch ''lekken'' (''to leak, to drip'') and ''lek'' (=leak)<ref>{{Cite web |title=leak {{!}} Etymology of leak by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/leak |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:loiter|Loiter]] : from Middle Dutch ''loteren''<ref>{{Cite web |title=loiter {{!}} Etymology of loiter by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/loiter |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Luck]] : from Middle Dutch ''luc'', shortening of ''gheluc'' (''happiness, good fortune''), now ''geluk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=luck {{!}} Etymology of luck by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/luck |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==M==
; [[Whirlpool|Maelstrom]] : from 17th century Dutch ''mael'' + ''stroom'' (''turning'' + ''current''), possibly based on Old Norse ''mal(u)streymur''<ref>{{Cite web |title=maelstrom {{!}} Etymology of maelstrom by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/maelstrom |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:manikin|Manikin]] : from Middle Dutch ''manneken'' (''little man'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=manikin {{!}} Etymology of manikin by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/manikin |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Mannequin]] : from French ''Mannequin'', based on Middle Dutch ''manneken'' (''little man'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=mannequin {{!}} Etymology of mannequin by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mannequin |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Mast (disambiguation)|Mast]] : from ''mast'' 
; [[Marshal]] : from Old French, based on Frankish (Old Dutch) ''marhskalk,'' now ''maarschalk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=marshal {{!}} Etymology of marshal by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/marshal |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:mart|Mart]] : from Middle Dutch ''markt'' (''market'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=mart {{!}} Etymology of mart by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mart |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Measles]] : possibly from Middle Dutch ''mazelen'' (''blemish'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=measles {{!}} Etymology of measles by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/measles |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Meerkat]] : from South African Dutch ''meer'' + ''kat'' (''lake'' + ''cat''), perhaps an alteration of Hindi ''markat'' (''ape'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=meerkat {{!}} Etymology of meerkat by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/meerkat |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:morass|Morass]]: from Middle Dutch ''marasch'' (''swamp''), partly based on Old French ''marais'' (''marsh''), in modern Dutch: moeras<ref>{{Cite web |title=morass {{!}} Etymology of morass by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/morass |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Mud]] : from Middle Dutch modde (="thick mud") now ''modder,'' and/or Middle Low German ''mudde''<ref>{{cite web |title=Mud &#124; Etymology of mud by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mud |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>

==N==
; [[wikt:nasty|Nasty]] : perhaps from Old French nastre "miserly, envious, malicious, spiteful," or from Dutch nestig "dirty," literally "like a bird's nest."<ref>{{Cite web |title=nasty {{!}} Etymology of nasty by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/nasty |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==O==
; [[Offal]] : possibly from Middle Dutch ''afval'' (''leftovers'', ''rubbish'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=offal {{!}} Etymology of offal by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/offal |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Onslaught (disambiguation)|Onslaught]] : From Middle Dutch ''aanslag'' (''attack''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=ONSLAUGHT Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/onslaught |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

==P==
; [[Patroon]]: from ''patroon'' (="patron")<ref>{{Cite web |title=patroon {{!}} Etymology of patroon by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/patroon |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:Peg|Peg]]: from Middle Dutch ''pegge,'' now ''peg'' (="peg")<ref>{{Cite web |title=peg {{!}} Etymology of peg by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/peg |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:Pickle|Pickle]] : c.1440, probably from Middle Dutch and still ''pekel''<ref>{{Cite web |title=pickle {{!}} Etymology of pickle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/pickle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Little finger|Pinkie]] : From Dutch ''Pink / Pinkje / Pinkie''<ref>{{Cite web |title=pinkie {{!}} Etymology of pinkie by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/pinkie |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:pit|Pit]] : the stone of a drupaceous fruit : from ''pit''<ref>{{Cite web |title=pit {{!}} Etymology of pit by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/pit |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Plug (disambiguation)|Plug]] : from ''plugge'', originally a maritime term, still ''plug'' in Dutch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=plug {{!}} Etymology of plug by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/plug |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Polder]] : from ''polder''
; [[Poppycock]] : from ''pappekak'' (=dialect for "soft dung")<ref>{{Cite web |title=poppycock {{!}} Etymology of poppycock by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/poppycock |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Potassium]] : from ''potaschen'' c. 1477 see [[Potash]]
; [[wikt:prop|Prop]] : probably from Middle Dutch ''proppe'' (="vine prop, support; stop for a bottle"), now still ''prop''<ref>{{cite web |title=Prop &#124; Etymology of prop by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/prop |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[Pump]] : from ''pomp''<ref>{{Cite web |title=pump {{!}} Etymology of pump by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/pump |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:puss|Puss]] : perhaps from early 16th century Dutch ''poes'' (still in use as ''poes'' / ''poesje'') or Low German ''puus'' (pet name for cat), but probably much older than the record, because present in many Indo-European languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PUSS Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/puss |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Q==
; [[Quackery|Quack]] : shortened from ''quacksalver'', from ''kwakzalver'' (literally "someone who daubs ointments")<ref>{{Cite web |title=quack {{!}} Etymology of quack by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/quack |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==R==
; [[wiktionary:roster|Rant]] : from Dutch ''randten'' (earlier ''ranten'') "talk foolishly, rave"<ref>{{Cite web |title=rant {{!}} Etymology of rant by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/rant |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:roster|Roster]] : from ''rooster'' (="schedule, or grating/grill")<ref>{{Cite web |title=roster {{!}} Etymology of roster by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/roster |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:rover#Etymology 2|Rover]]: from ''rover'' (="robber")<ref>{{Cite web |title=rover {{!}} Etymology of rover by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/rover |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Rowing]] : from ''roeien''. ''Roeiboot'' (= rowing boat) 
; [[Rucksack]] : from ''rugzak'' (="back sack")
; [[Rudder]] : from ''roer''

==S==
; [[Sail]] : from ''zeil'' 
; [[Santa Claus]] : from Middle Dutch ''[[Sinterklaas]]'' (="Saint Nicholas"), bishop of Minor Asia who became a patron saint for children. (Dutch and Belgian feast celebrated on the 5th and 6 December respectively) ([[Santa Claus#Origins|Origins of Santa Claus in US culture]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Claus {{!}} Etymology of phrase Santa Claus by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Santa%20Claus |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

;[[School (fish)|School]] (group of fish) : from Dutch ''school'' (group of fish)<ref>{{Cite web |title=school {{!}} Etymology of school by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/school |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Scone (bread)|Scone]] : via Scottish, shortened from Middle Dutch ''schoonbrood'' "fine bread", from ''schoon'' (bright) + ''brood'' (bread)<ref>{{Cite web |title=scone {{!}} Etymology of scone by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/scone |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Scow]] : from ''schouw'' (a type of boat)<ref>{{Cite web |title=scow {{!}} Etymology of scow by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/scow |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:scum|Scum]] (as in lowest class of humanity): from ''schuim'' (froth, foam)<ref>{{Cite web |title=scum {{!}} Etymology of scum by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/scum |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Ship]] : from Dutch ''schip'' 
; [[Shoal]] : from Middle Dutch ''schole'' (="large number (of fish)") (modern Dutch: school) (etymology not sure)
; [[Ice skate|Skate]] : from ''schaats''. The noun was originally adopted as in Dutch, with 'skates' being the singular form of the noun; due to the similarity to regular English plurals this form was ultimately used as the plural while 'skate' was derived for use as singular."<ref>{{Cite web |title=skate {{!}} Etymology of skate by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/skate |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Sketch (disambiguation)|Sketch]] : from ''schets''<ref>{{Cite web |title=sketch {{!}} Etymology of sketch by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sketch |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:scour|Scour]] : from Middle Dutch ''scuren'' (now "schuren"), cognate of the English word "shower"<ref>{{Cite web |title=scour {{!}} Etymology of scour by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/scour |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Skipper (boating)|Skipper]] : from Middle Dutch ''scipper'' (now ''schipper'', literally "shipper")<ref>{{Cite web |title=skipper {{!}} Etymology of skipper by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/skipper |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Sled]], sleigh : from Middle Dutch ''slede'', slee<ref>{{Cite web |title=sled {{!}} Etymology of sled by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sled |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:slim|Slim]] : "thin, slight, slender," from Dutch ''slim'' "bad, sly, clever, smart" from Middle Dutch ''slim'' "bad, crooked, smart, intelligent"<ref>{{Cite web |title=slim {{!}} Etymology of slim by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/slim |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:slobber|Slobber]] : from Middle Dutch ''slabberen''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/slobber | title=Slobber &#124; Etymology of slobber by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Sloop]] : from ''sloep''<ref>{{Cite web |title=sloop {{!}} Etymology of sloop by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sloop |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:slurp|Slurp]] : from ''slurpen''<ref>{{Cite web |title=slurp {{!}} Etymology of slurp by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/slurp |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Fishing smack|Smack]] (boat) : possibly from ''smak'' "sailboat," perhaps so-called from the sound made by its sails<ref>{{Cite web |title=smack {{!}} Etymology of smack by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/smack |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Smearcase]] : from ''smeerkaas'' (="cheese that can be spread over bread, cottage-cheese") or ''smeerkees'' (="someone who is very dirty")
; [[Smelting|Smelt]] : from ''smelten'' (="to melt")<ref>{{Cite web |title=smelt {{!}} Etymology of smelt by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/smelt |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:smuggle|Smuggler]] : from Low German ''smukkelen'' and Dutch ''smokkelen'' (="to transport (goods) illegally"), apparently a frequentative formation of a word meaning "to sneak" <sup>[http://www.etymonline.com/word/smuggler]</sup>
; [[Snack]] : perhaps from Middle Dutch ''snakken'' (="to long" (''snakken naar lucht''="to gasp for air") originally "to eat"/"chatter")<ref>{{Cite web |title=snack {{!}} Etymology of snack by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/snack |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:snap|Snap]] : from Middle Dutch or Low German ''snappen'' (to bite, seize)<ref>{{Cite web |title=SNAP Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snap |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Snicker]]: from Dutch ''snikken'' (="to gasp, sob")<ref>{{Cite web |title=snicker {{!}} Etymology of snicker by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/snicker |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:snoop|Snoop]] : from 19 century Dutch ''snoepen'' (to eat (possibly in secret) something sweet)<ref>{{Cite web |title=snoop {{!}} Etymology of snoop by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/snoop |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[wikt:snoot|Snoot]], [[wikt:snooty|Snooty]] : from Middle Dutch ''snute,'' now ''snuit'' (=face)
; [[Snout]] : from Middle Dutch ''snute''<ref>{{cite web |title=Snout &#124; Etymology of snout by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/snout |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[Snuff (tobacco)|Snuff]] : from ''snuiftabak'' (literally "sniff tobacco")<ref>{{Cite web |title=snuff {{!}} Etymology of snuff by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/snuff |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Spa]] : The term is derived from the name of the town of [[Spa, Belgium]], whose name is known from [[Roman times]], when the location was called ''Aquae Spadanae'',<ref>Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, George Rosen, Yale University Dept. of the History of Science and Medicine, Project Muse, H. Schuman, 1954</ref> sometimes incorrectly connected to the [[Latin]] word ''spargere'' meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/61/3/273#R2| title=A brief history of spa therapy| year=2002| doi=10.1136/ard.61.3.273| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208052840/http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/61/3/273#R2| archive-date=8 February 2006| df=dmy-all| last1=Van Tubergen| first1=A.| last2=Van Der Linden| first2=S.| journal=Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases| volume=61| issue=3| pages=273–275| pmid=11830439| pmc=1754027}}</ref>
; [[wikt:spangle|Spangle]] : probably from Middle Dutch ''spange'' (=brooch, clasp)<ref>{{cite web |title=Spangle &#124; Etymology of spangle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/spangle |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref>
; [[wikt:splice|Splice]] : from Middle Dutch ''splissen'' (="to splice") now ''splijten''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/splice | title=Splice &#124; Etymology of splice by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[wikt:splinter|Splinter]] : from ''splinter''<ref>{{Cite web |title=splinter {{!}} Etymology of splinter by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/splinter |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:split|Split]] : from Middle Dutch ''splitten''<ref>{{Cite web |title=split {{!}} Etymology of split by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/split |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:spook|Spook]] : from ''spook'' (="ghost(ly image)")<ref>{{Cite web |title=spook {{!}} Etymology of spook by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/spook |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Spoor (animal)|Spoor]] : from both [[Afrikaans]] and Dutch ''spoor'' (="track"/"trail")
; [[wikt:spray|Spray]] : from Middle Dutch ''sprayen''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/spray | title=Spray &#124; Etymology of spray by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[wikt:sprinkle|Sprinkle]] : from Middle Dutch/Middle Low German ''sprenkel'' (="spot, speck")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sprinkle | title=Sprinkle &#124; Etymology of sprinkle by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[wikt:spout|Spout]] : related to Middle Dutch ''spoiten'' (="to spout"):
; [[Starboard]] : from Dutch ''stuurboord''
; [[Still life]] : from Dutch ''stilleven''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woorden: Export |url=https://home.hccnet.nl/am.siebers/woorden/export.html |access-date= |website=home.hccnet.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
; [[wikt:stoker|Stoker]] : from ''stoken'' (="stoke a fire")<ref>{{Cite web |title=STOKER Definition & Meaning |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stoker |access-date= |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:stoop|Stoop]] (steps) : from ''stoep'' (=road up a dike, usually right-angled)<ref>{{Cite web |title=stoop {{!}} Etymology of stoop by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/stoop |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Stockfish]] : from Dutch ''stokvis'' (= "stick fish")
; [[Stock]] : from Dutch ''stok'' (= "stick"). The Dutch word ''stok'', pronounced similarly, was a wooden stick with carvings taken out of it and then split in half, one half was kept at the stock exchange and the other half was proof that the owner owned a certain amount of stock in something.
; [[Stove]] : from Middle Dutch ''stove'' (="heated room"). The Dutch word ''stoof'', pronounced similarly, is a small (often wooden) box with holes in it. One would place glowing coals inside so it would emanate heat, and then put one's feet on top of it while sitting (in a chair) to keep one's feet warm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=stove {{!}} Etymology of stove by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/stove |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wikt:stripe|Stripe]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''stripe'' (="stripe, streak"), now ''strip''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/stripe | title=Stripe &#124; Etymology of stripe by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Sutler]]: from ''zoetelaar'' (="one who sweetens", sweetener, old-fashioned for "camp cook")<ref>{{Cite web |title=sutler {{!}} Etymology of sutler by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/sutler |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:swab|Swab]]: From Dutch ''zwabber''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/swab | title=Swab &#124; Etymology of swab by etymonline }}</ref>

==T==
; [[wiktionary:tackle|Tackle]] : from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''takel'' (="the rigging of a ship,") perhaps related to Middle Dutch ''taken'' (="grasp, seize")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/tackle | title=Tackle &#124; Etymology of tackle by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:tattle|Tattle]] : probably from Middle Flemish ''tatelen'' (="to stutter,") parallel to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, East Frisian ''tateren'' (="to chatter, babble,") possibly of imitative origin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/tattle | title=Tattle &#124; Etymology of tattle by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Military tattoo|Tattoo]] (military term) : from ''taptoe'' (literally "close the tap"). So called because police used to visit taverns in the evening to shut off the taps of casks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=tattoo {{!}} Etymology of tattoo by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/tattoo |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Tickle]] : from ''kietelen''<ref>{{Cite web |title=tickle {{!}} Etymology of tickle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/tickle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:trek|Trek]] : from Dutch trekken ("to march, journey") via Afrikaans<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/trek | title=Trek &#124; Etymology of trek by etymonline }}</ref>
; [[Trigger (firearms)|Trigger]] : from ''trekker'' (Trekken ="to pull")<ref>{{Cite web |title=trigger {{!}} Etymology of trigger by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/trigger |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[wiktionary:tub|Tub]] : from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, or Middle Flemish ''tubbe'', of uncertain origin. Now ''tobbe'' and ''wastobbe'' (=washing tub) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/tub | title=Tub &#124; Etymology of tub by etymonline }}</ref>

==U==
; [[wikt:upsy-daisy|Upsy-daisy]] (baby talk extension of up) : from late 17th century Dutch ''op zijn'', and also occasionally as an adverb, "extremely"<ref>{{Cite web |title=upsy-daisy {{!}} Etymology of upsy-daisy by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/upsy-daisy |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==V==
; [[wiktionary:vang|Vang]] : from Dutch ''vangen'' (=to catch)
; [[wiktionary:veld|Veld]] : from [[Cape Dutch]] ''veldt'', now ''veld,'' used in [[South African English]] and in Dutch to describe a field

==W==
; [[Waffle]] (noun) : from Dutch ''wafel'', from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''wafel''<ref>{{Cite web |title=waffle {{!}} Etymology of waffle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/waffle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Walrus]] : from ''walrus''<ref>{{Cite web |title=walrus {{!}} Etymology of walrus by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/walrus |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Wagon]] : from Dutch ''wagen'', Middle Dutch ''waghen'' (= "cart, carriage, wagon")<ref>{{Cite web |title=wagon {{!}} Etymology of wagon by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/wagon |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Wentletrap]] : from Dutch ''wenteltrap'': ''wentelen'' (= "winding, spiraling") and ''trap'' (= "stairway")
; [[wikt:Special:Search/wiggle|Wiggle]] : from ''wiggelen'' (= "to wobble, to wiggle") or ''wiegen'' (= "to rock")<ref>{{Cite web |title=wiggle {{!}} Etymology of wiggle by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/wiggle |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Wildebeest]] : from Dutch "wilde" (= "wild") and "beest" (= "beast")
; [[Witloof]] : from Belgian Dutch ''witloof'' (literally ''wit'' "white" + ''loof'' "foliage"), Dutch ''witlof''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of WITLOOF |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witloof |access-date= |website=[[Merriam-Webster]] |language=en}}</ref>

==X==
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==Y==
; [[Yacht]] : from Dutch ''jacht'', short for ''jachtschip'' (literally "hunting ship")<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Definition of Yacht |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yacht |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=[[Merriam-Webster]] |language=en}}</ref>
; [[Yankee]] : from ''Jan Kees'', a personal name, originally used mockingly to describe pro-French revolutionary citizens, with allusion to the small [[keeshond]] dog, then for "colonials" in [[New Amsterdam]]. This is not the only possible etymology for the word yankee, however; the Oxford English Dictionary has quotes with the term from as early as 1765, quite some time before the [[French Revolution]]. Nowadays it commonly refers to Americans from the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yankee {{!}} Etymology of the name Yankee by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Yankee |access-date= |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Z==
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==See also==
*[[Lists of English words of international origin]]
*[[List of English words of Afrikaans origin]]
*[[List of place names of Dutch origin]]
*[[List of South African slang words]]
*[[List of English Latinates of Germanic origin]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|Category:Dutch derivations}}
*[http://www.etymonline.com Online Etymology Dictionary]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101123195419/http://flanderstoday.eu/content/talk-talk Alan Hope, "Talk the talk"] - article in Flanders Today on the influence of Dutch on other languages
* [http://germanic-studies.org/Low-Germanic-loanwords-in-English.htm Low Germanic loanwords in modern English]

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