Language: Dutch

Affiliation: Indo-European, Germanic
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These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.
These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

As recipient language

Dutch vocabulary contributed by Nicoline van der Sijs

The map shows Dutch in red and the donor languages in blue.

These are the names of languages and families from which the recipient language borrowed words directly or indirectly.
This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) directly from this donor languoid.
This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, from this donor languoid.
List of donor languoids (languages and families) that contributed words to Dutch
Donor Languoid Words borrowed into Dutch
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Latin 109 brief , bril , zegenen , priester , offer , toren , pijl , regeren , vaderland , dichter 0
Old Norse 2 haai , rif 0
French 111 krant , muziek , schroef , matras , injectie , elektriciteit , fee , harnas , soldaat , prostituee 0
Greek 1 kerk 0
Old Slavic 1 rogge 0
Italian 3 vasteland , bank , nul 0
Low German 2 grens , jas 0
English 23 wc , auto , boot , seks hebben , alligator , baby , lucifer , lunch , lasso , trein 0
Turkish 1 koffie 0
Akkadian 1 zilver 0
Celtic 5 eed , rijk , lood , ijzer , bok 0
Portuguese 4 bataat , kakkerlak , tapir , banaan 0
Spanish 10 tapir , tabak , hangmat , coyote , bataat , toekan , maïs , muskiet , kano , poncho 0
Romance 3 pijp , zijde , pot 0
Old Frisian 1 eiland 0
High German 42 vasteland , kalender , elf (2) , heks , straf , hinderlaag , nederlaag , vreemdeling , bediende , burger 0
Hokkien 1 thee 0
Indonesian 1 bamboe 0
Old Irish 1 klok 0
French (Picard) 6 boetseren , plank , rots , moeras , kamp , kous 0

As donor languoid

The map shows Dutch in blue and the recipient languages that borrowed from it in red.

These are the names of recipient languages that borrowed words directly or indirectly from this languoid.
This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed directly to this recipient language.
This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, to this recipient language.
List of recipient languages that borrowed words from Dutch
Recipient language Words borrowed from Dutch
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Saramaccan 42 smid , telefoon , radio , W.C. , televisie , brom(fiets) , schaap , toren , blikje , braken 106 krant , klagen , bak , gans , schaap , slepen , vijand , commanderen , nooit , gauw
Kali'na 5 amandel , brandewijn , hark , pijp , spiegel 0
Tarifiyt Berber 0 1 thee
English 20 koffie , pille , thee , slinge , mummelen , (ge)luk , brak , klokke , trade , slede 2 dijk , bricke
Japanese 6 blik , lamp , koffie , pek , glas , bier 2 roeper , lugt
Indonesian 131 papi , mammie , bottel (obsolete) , boemerang , lagune , sanctie , gesp , religie , kleur , bon 8 pastoor , grendel , pannetje , kaart , boek , pacht , lamp , pannetje
Malagasy 1 (wind)buks 0