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Dutch

adj
/dʌt͡ʃ/

Etymology

PIE word *tewtéh₂ Derived from Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu. Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic. Cognate with Persian توده (tude, “people, nation”). The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle, etc.) are said to stem from the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the accompanying rivalry.

  1. derived from *tewtéh₂✻
  2. derived from *þiudiskaz✻
  3. derived from *þiudisk✻
  4. derived from dutsch
  5. derived from dütsch
  6. derived from Duch

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

  2. Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans…

    Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch; Teutonic; Germanic.

  3. Substitute, inferior, ersatz.

  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. Thrifty.

    2. Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).

    3. The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and…

      The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

      • By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
      • According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …

    4. German

      German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).

    5. A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry…

      A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name.

    6. The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people…

      The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

      • The Dutch will vote on the matter next month.
      • In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak their language into the nineteenth century.

    7. Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).

    8. The Pennsylvania Dutch people.

    9. Synonym of double Dutch (“incomprehensible language or speech”).

      • “Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”

    10. To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the…

      To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.

      • Dutch processed is made from cocoa beans that have been treated with an alkalized solution. You'll get a deeper color and a great chocolaty flavor, but more importantly, the process of Dutching the chocolate renders the powder neutral.

    11. wife

    12. Alternative letter-case form of Dutch (“treat cocoa with alkali”).

      • Natural cocoa has not been "dutched". I actually prefer the natural, but if you use it, be sure to increase the baking soda to compensate for the additional acid.

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Derived

Afro-Dutch, anti-Dutch, double Dutch, Dutch 200, Dutch act, Dutch angel dragon, Dutch angle, Dutch auction, Dutch backgammon, Dutch bargain, Dutch Belt, Dutch Belted, Dutch billy, Dutch bob, Dutch braid, Dutch brass, Dutch Brazil, Dutch-built, Dutch-buttocked, Dutch cap, Dutch carpet, Dutch cheese, Dutch chocolate, Dutch cleanser, Dutch clover, Dutch Colonial, Dutch comfort, Dutch concert, Dutch corner, Dutch courage, Dutch crossing, Dutch date, Dutch disease, Dutch door, Dutch elm disease, Dutch feast, Dutch gable, Dutch garden, Dutch gold, Dutch Guianese · +42 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Dutch. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dutch. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at dutch

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA