wout

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

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wout
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • Homophones: woud, Woud, woudt

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

Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative wout wout, woude
accusative wout wout, woude
genitive wouts woude
dative woude wouden


Alternative forms

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • “wout”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wout (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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