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Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor is Middle Dutch.

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  • ALOOFadverbMiddle Dutch110 findersAt or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
  • BEGUILEverbMiddle Dutch183 findersTo deceive or delude (using guile).
  • BLUFFnounMiddle Dutch8 findersAn act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
  • BOULEVARDnounMiddle Dutch52 findersA broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
  • BOWSEverbMiddle Dutch5 findersTo drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
  • BRACKnounMiddle Dutch28 findersSalty or brackish water.
  • BRACKISHadjectiveMiddle Dutch426 findersOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
  • BRUINnounMiddle Dutch63 findersA folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
  • BUCKWHEATnounMiddle Dutch35 findersAn Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
  • BULLIONnounMiddle Dutch14 findersA bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
  • BULWARKnounMiddle Dutch102 findersA defensive wall or rampart.
  • CABOOSEnounMiddle Dutch42 findersA small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
  • CATERWAULverbMiddle Dutch118 findersTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
  • CATKINnounMiddle Dutch15 findersA type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
  • CLAPBOARDnounMiddle Dutch13 findersA narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
  • CLIPPERnounMiddle Dutch2 findersAnything or anyone that clips.
  • CLOPnounMiddle Dutch47 findersThe sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
  • COFFverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • COFFINGverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • COFFSverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • CORFnounMiddle Dutch8 findersA large basket, especially as used for coal.
  • CORKnounMiddle Dutch14 findersThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
  • CRAMEnounMiddle Dutch1 finderA merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
  • DABBLEverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
  • DOITnounMiddle Dutch26 findersA small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
  • DOTEverbMiddle Dutch45 findersTo be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
  • DRILLverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
  • DUIKERnounMiddle Dutch23 findersAny of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily.
  • DWANGnounMiddle Dutch5 findersA horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
  • ELANDnounMiddle Dutch26 findersA genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
  • FILMYadjectiveMiddle Dutch37 findersResembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.
  • FIRKINnounMiddle Dutch50 findersA varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
  • FITCHnounMiddle Dutch24 findersA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
  • FLABBYadjectiveMiddle Dutch4 findersYielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
  • FLAMENCOnounMiddle Dutch75 findersA genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
  • FLAPnounMiddle Dutch17 findersAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
  • FLEECHverbMiddle Dutch3 findersTo wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
  • FLOSSnounMiddle Dutch4 findersA thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
  • FRUMPnounMiddle Dutch72 findersA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
  • FYKEnounMiddle Dutch21 findersA type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
  • GRIFTnounMiddle Dutch155 findersA confidence game or swindle.
  • GUILDERnounMiddle Dutch95 findersThe former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
  • GULDENnounMiddle Dutch4 findersAn old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies).
  • HOBBLEnounMiddle Dutch13 findersOne of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
  • HOISEverbMiddle Dutch5 findersTo hoist.
  • HOISTverbMiddle Dutch90 findersTo raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
  • HOYDENnounMiddle Dutch55 findersA rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.
  • ICEBERGnounMiddle Dutch7 findersThe seaward end of a glacier.
  • KNAPverbMiddle Dutch92 findersTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. To break away flakes from (a brittle materia
  • LAMBREQUINnounMiddle Dutch6 findersA scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
  • LIGHTERnounMiddle Dutch21 findersA person who lights things.
  • LOONnounMiddle Dutch32 findersA crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
  • MAHOGANYnounMiddle Dutch57 findersThe valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
  • MANHOODnounMiddle Dutch9 findersThe state or condition of being a human being.
  • NICKnounMiddle Dutch6 findersA small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
  • NOCKnounMiddle Dutch18 findersEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  • ONSLAUGHTnounMiddle Dutch61 findersA fierce attack.
  • PICKLEnounMiddle Dutch24 findersA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
  • PLACKnounMiddle Dutch35 findersA coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • PLOUGHMANnounMiddle Dutch87 findersAlternative spelling of plowman.
  • PLOWMANnounMiddle Dutch14 findersA man who plows land with a plow.
  • PLUMPadjectiveMiddle Dutch3 findersHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
  • PLUNDERverbMiddle Dutch118 findersTo pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
  • POLDERnounMiddle Dutch27 findersAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
  • PUMPnounMiddle Dutch1 finderA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  • QUACKSALVERnounMiddle Dutch26 findersOne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
  • RABBLEverbMiddle Dutch10 findersTo speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
  • RACKnounMiddle Dutch9 findersA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
  • RAMBLEnounMiddle Dutch17 findersA leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
  • RANTverbMiddle Dutch16 findersTo speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  • RHEBOKnounMiddle Dutch6 findersA medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.
  • RUNTnounMiddle Dutch23 findersThe smallest animal of a litter.
  • RYNDnounMiddle Dutch32 findersA piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
  • SCONEnounMiddle Dutch137 findersA small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
  • SCRABBLEverbMiddle Dutch1 finderTo scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
  • SCRODnounMiddle Dutch47 findersAny cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.
  • SCUDadjectiveMiddle Dutch81 findersNaked.
  • SHELDRAKEnounMiddle Dutch7 findersAn Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
  • SHOGnounMiddle Dutch21 findersjolt, shake (brisk movement)
  • SKATEnounMiddle Dutch18 findersA runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
  • SLOBBERnounMiddle Dutch8 findersLiquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
  • SLOOTnounMiddle Dutch7 findersA ditch.
  • SLUMBERYadjectiveMiddle Dutch3 findersInclined to sleep; sleepy or sleeping; quiet and slow-paced.
  • SNACKnounMiddle Dutch4 findersA light meal.
  • SNOEKnounMiddle Dutch4 findersAn edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
  • SNUFFnounMiddle Dutch4 findersFinely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
  • SPALDverbMiddle Dutch18 findersTo split.
  • SPECKLEnounMiddle Dutch9 findersA small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
  • SPELTERnounMiddle Dutch1 finderzinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
  • SPLICEnounMiddle Dutch43 findersA junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
  • SPLINTERnounMiddle Dutch37 findersA long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
  • SPOOKnounMiddle Dutch11 findersA ghost or phantom.
  • SPRINKLEverbMiddle Dutch22 findersTo cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
  • SPROUTnounMiddle Dutch9 findersA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
  • STEEKverbMiddle Dutch27 findersTo stitch (sew with a needle).
  • STIVEnounMiddle Dutch14 findersThe floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
  • STOEPnounMiddle Dutch5 findersA raised veranda in front of a house.
  • STOKERnounMiddle Dutch16 findersA person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
  • STUIVERnounMiddle Dutch4 findersstiver
  • SUCKLINGnounMiddle Dutch55 findersAn infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.

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