Dutch Definition
The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).
Other Word Forms of Dutch
Noun
Origin of Dutch
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From Middle English Duch (“German, Low Countryman”), from Middle Dutch dūtsch, duutsc (modern Duits (“German”)), northern variant of dietsc (compare modern Diets (“Dutch language”)), from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (compare German Deutsch (“German”), Old English þēodisc (“of the people”)), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō ‘people’, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic.
From Wiktionary
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Middle Dutch duutsc is the result of i-mutation (umlaut) typical of central dialects (Brabantine) while dietsc shows the merger of iu with io and weakening to [iə] typical of coastal dialects (Flemish). This led to doublets which split in meaning during the Renaissance.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English Duch German, Dutch from Middle Dutch Dūtsch teutā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Short for duchess
From Wiktionary
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