been

head

been (plural bene or beendere, diminutive beentjie)

bene (plural)
beendere (plural)
beentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch been, from Middle Dutch bêen, from Old Dutch bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

(in the diminutive) Synonym of ossikel (“ossicle”)


haar

From Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.


long

long (plural longe, diminutive longetjie)

From Dutch long, from Middle Dutch longe, also longen, longene, from Old Dutch *lungan, *lunganna, from Proto-Germanic *lunganjō.


hart

From Dutch hart, from Middle Dutch herte, harte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.


mond

From Dutch mond, from Middle Dutch mont, from Old Dutch mund, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz.


bloed

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃tóm?
Proto-Germanic *blōþą
Proto-West Germanic *blōd
Old Dutch bluot
Middle Dutch bloet
Dutch bloed
Afrikaans bloed
From Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.


orgaan

head

orgaan (plural organe, diminutive orgaantjie)

From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).


hamer

hamer (plural hamers, diminutive hamertjie)

From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

(anatomy) hammer, malleus; largest ossicle in the middle ear


lip

From Dutch lip, from Middle Dutch leppe, with influence of Middle Low German lippe, from Old Dutch leppa, from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.

Die slang het in my lip gebyt!


neus

From Dutch neus, from Middle Dutch nose, nuese, from Old Dutch *nosa, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu.


oor

From Dutch oor (“ear”), from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.


ken

af-verb

ken (present ken, present participle kennende, past participle geken)

ken (present)
kennende (participle present)
geken (participle past)

(transitive) To know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with


keel

From Dutch keel, from Middle Dutch kēle, from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ.


rib

head

rib (plural ribbe, diminutive ribbetjie)

From Dutch rib, from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.


piel

piel (plural piele, diminutive pieletjie)


brug

From Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch *brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.


tand

From Dutch tand, from Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch *tand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.


melk

Inherited from Dutch melk, from Middle Dutch melc, from Old Dutch miluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.


melk

af-verb

melk (present melk, present participle melkende, past participle gemelk)

melk (present)
melkende (participle present)
gemelk (participle past)

Inherited from Dutch melken, from Middle Dutch melken, from Old Dutch *melkan, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.


baard

From Dutch baard, from Middle Dutch baert, from Old Dutch *bart, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂.


kroon

kroon (present kroon, present participle kronende, past participle gekroon)

kroon (present)
kronende (participle present)
gekroon (participle past)

From Dutch kronen, from Middle Dutch crônen.


buik

From Dutch buik, from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.


tandarts

From Dutch tandarts. Equivalent to tand (“tooth”) + arts (“doctor”).


aambeeld

head

aambeeld (plural aambeelde, diminutive aambeeldjie)

aambeelde (plural)
aambeeldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch aambeeld, from Middle Dutch aenbilt.

(anatomy) incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear


eierstok

eierstok (plural eierstokke, diminutive eierstokkie)

eierstokke (plural)
eierstokkie (diminutive)

From Dutch eierstok, from German Eierstock. Equivalent to eier (“egg”) + stok (“stick”).


sleutelbeen

sleutelbeen (plural sleutelbene, diminutive sleutelbeentjie)

sleutelbene (plural)
sleutelbeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch sleutelbeen. Compound of sleutel (“key”) + been (“bone”).


stopsel

stopsel (plural stopsels, diminutive stopseltjie)

stopsels (plural)
stopseltjie (diminutive)


adrenalien

From Dutch adrenaline or English adrenaline.

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


tandeborsel

tandeborsel (plural tandeborsels, diminutive tandeborseltjie)

tandeborsels (plural)
tandeborseltjie (diminutive)


skedel

skedel (plural skedels, diminutive skedeltjie)

skedels (plural)
skedeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch schedel, from Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”).


kakebeen

head

kakebeen (plural kakebene, diminutive kakebeentjie)

kakebene (plural)
kakebeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch kaakbeen. Compound of kake (“jaw”) + been (“bone”).


borsbeen

borsbeen (plural borsbene, diminutive borsbeentjie)

borsbene (plural)
borsbeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch borstbeen, from Middle Dutch borstbeen. Compound of bors (“breast”) + been (“bone”).


heupbeen

heupbeen (plural heupbene, diminutive heupbeentjie)

heupbene (plural)
heupbeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch heupbeen. Compound of heup (“hip”) + been (“bone”).


knieskyf

knieskyf (plural knieskywe, diminutive knieskyfie)

knieskywe (plural)
knieskyfie (diminutive)

From Dutch knieschijf, from Middle Dutch knieschive. Compound of knie (“knee”) + skyf (“disc”).


skouerblad

skouerblad (plural skouerblaaie, diminutive skouerbladjie)

skouerblaaie (plural)
skouerbladjie (diminutive)

From Dutch schouderblad, from Middle Dutch schouderblat. Compound of skouer (“shoulder”) + blad (“blade”).


ruggraat

ruggraat (plural ruggrate, diminutive ruggraatjie)

ruggrate (plural)
ruggraatjie (diminutive)

From Dutch ruggengraat. Compound of rug (“back”) + graat (“fishbone”).


dybeen

dybeen (plural dybene, diminutive dybeentjie)

From Dutch dijbeen. Compound of dy (“thigh”) + been (“bone”).


werwel

werwel (plural werwels, diminutive werweltjie)

werwels (plural)
werweltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch werwel, from Middle Dutch wervel, from Old Dutch *wirvil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz.


skenkel

skenkel (plural skenkels, diminutive skenkeltjie)

skenkels (plural)
skenkeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch schenkel, from Proto-Germanic *skankô.


enkelbeen

enkelbeen (plural enkelbene, diminutive enkelbeentjie)

enkelbene (plural)
enkelbeentjie (diminutive)

Compound of enkel (“ankle”) + been (“bone”).


inkus

Nativised spelling of incus, from Latin incūs (“anvil”).


hamerbeentjie

Compound of hamer + beentjie (“small bone”)

(anatomy) Synonym of hamer (a small bone in the middle ear)


ossikel

(anatomy) ossicle (any small bone or bony structure)


gehoorbeentjie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + beentjie (“small bone”).

compound

auditory ossicle
auditory ossicle#English

(anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear


stiebeuel

head

stiebeuel (plural stiebeuels, diminutive stiebeueltjie)

stiebeuels (plural)
stiebeueltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch stiebeugel, a spelling variant of stijgbeugel from Flanders.

(anatomy) stirrup, stapes; a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear


kopbeen

kopbeen (plural kopbene, diminutive kopbeentjie)

kopbene (plural)
kopbeentjie (diminutive)