bloed

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-?
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.


platinum

af-adj

platinum (attributive platinum, not comparable)


dam

From Dutch dam, from Middle Dutch dam, from Old Dutch dam, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.


koper

From Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.


tee

From Dutch thee (in the past commonly spelled tee).

Kom ons gaan drink tee.


gif

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gif (plural giwwe or gifte, diminutive giffie)

giwwe (plural)
gifte (plural)
giffie (diminutive)

From Dutch gif, from earlier gift, from Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.


dagga

→ Dutch: dagga

→ English: dagga

→ German: Dagga


goud

af-adj

goud (attributive goue, comparative gouer, superlative goudste)

goue (attributive)
gouer (comparative)
goudste (superlative)


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.


tombo

'n KLOPJAG weens die vermoede dat tombo gestook word in die tronk, is die jongste grief op die vermeende Caprivi-afstigters in Grootfontein se klagtelys.

2004 April 26, “Lewe agter die tralies”, in Republikein:

A raid because of the suspicion that tombo is being brewed in jail, is the latest grief on the list of complaints of the alleged Caprivi separatists in Grootfontein.

Agt polisiebeamptes wat in April 'n man forseer het om in tombo te swem terwyl hulle hom beledig het, is steeds geskors.

Eight police officers who in April forced a man to swim in tombo while they insulted him, are still suspended.

(Namibia) tombo (a traditional sweet beer)


aktinium

From Dutch actinium, from French actinium, equivalent to aktin- + -ium.


halogeen

(chemistry) halogen (any element of group 17 of the periodic table)


stikstof

From Dutch stikstof, from stikken (“to suffocate”) + stof (“matter”), referring to the fact that an animal placed on pure nitrogen suffocates.


edelgas

From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.

(chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table)


arsenik

rooi arsenik
realgar

(dated) common name for various arsenic compounds


granaat

→ Xhosa: irharnate

From Dutch granaat, Middle Dutch garnate, grenate, from Old French grenat, from Latin pomus granatus (“seeded apple”).


aambeeld

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aambeeld (plural aambeelde, diminutive aambeeldjie)

aambeelde (plural)
aambeeldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch aambeeld, from Middle Dutch aenbilt.


yster

From Dutch ijzer, from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).


vonkelwyn

vonkelwyn (plural vonkelwyne, diminutive vonkelwyntjie)

vonkelwyne (plural)
vonkelwyntjie (diminutive)

→ Dutch: vonkelwijn

From vonkel (“sparkling”) + wyn (“wine”), possibly a loan translation of English sparkling wine.


suurstof

From Dutch zuurstof (which see), from French oxygène.


swawel

From Dutch zwavel, from Middle Dutch swavel, swevel, from Old Dutch *sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.


silwer

af-adj

silwer (attributive silwer, comparative silwerder, superlative silwerste)

silwer (attributive)
silwerder (comparative)
silwerste (superlative)

From Dutch zilver, from Old Dutch *silvar, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.


swael

With loss of intervocalic -v- from Dutch zwavel (“sulfur”). See the main entry for more.


alkalimetaal

Compound of alkali (“alkali”) + metaal (“metal”) or from Dutch alkalimetaal.


adrenalien

From Dutch adrenaline or English adrenaline.

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


ysberg

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ysberg (plural ysberge, diminutive ysbergie)

From Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsberch. Equivalent to ys (“ice”) + berg (“mountain”).

iceberg (mountain-size mass of floating ice)


skemerkelk

skemerkelk (plural skemerkelke, diminutive skemerkelkie)

skemerkelke (plural)
skemerkelkie (diminutive)

→ Dutch: schemerkelkje

(chiefly diminutive) sundowner (cocktail drunk at sunset)


melkskommel

melkskommel (plural melkskommels, diminutive melkskommeltjie)

melkskommels (plural)
melkskommeltjie (diminutive)

From melk + skommel, calque of English milkshake.


lidjiestee

An herbal tea made from either of two species of Thesium: Thesium macrostachyum or Thesium spicatum.


vrouebossie

Geranium incanum, a wild geranium used as an herbal tea; carpet geranium


seewater

/ˈsɪə̯ˌvɑː.tər/

From Dutch zeewater, from Middle Dutch sêewater. Equivalent to see (“sea”) + water (“water”).


periodieke tabel

periodieke tabel (plural periodieke tabelle, diminutive periodieke tabelletjie)

periodieke tabelle (plural)
periodieke tabelletjie (diminutive)

liquid

Color of the number (state of matter at STP)


gety

(Catholicism, in the plural) canonical hours, divine office


alkaliaardmetaal

Compound of alkali (“alkaline”) + aardmetaal (“earth metal”).

compound

alkaline earth metal
alkaline earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal; Synonym of aardalkalimetaal


alkali-aardmetaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of alkaliaardmetaal


chalkogeen

(inorganic chemistry) chalcogen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table)


pniktogeen

(chemistry) Alternative form of pnikogeen


pnikogeen

(chemistry) pnictogen (any element of group 15 of the periodic table)


seldsameaard-metaal

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of seldsameaardmetaal


aardalkalimetaal

Compound of aardalkali (“alkaline earth”) + metaal.

(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal


seldsameaardmetaal

Compound of seldsame (“rare”) + aard (“earth”) + metaal.

rare earth element
rare earth element#English

rare earth metal
rare earth metal#English

(inorganic chemistry) rare earth element; rare earth metal


smeeblok

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smeeblok (plural smeeblokke, diminutive smeeblokkie)

smeeblokke (plural)
smeeblokkie (diminutive)


kokaïne

cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)