wout

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See also: Wout and w/out

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Middle Dutch waut, wout (“authority, power”), from Proto-Germanic *waldą. Related with Dutch geweld (“violence”). Another theory considers it a backformation from wauwtje, diminutive of the attested byform wauw. This could be linked, if only by conjecture, with wouw (“kite”), from comparison with a bird of prey.

Pronunciation

Noun

wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n)

  1. (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) synonym of politieagent

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu.

Noun

wout n

  1. forest

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: woud
    • Afrikaans: woud
  • Limburgish: waadj

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