Etymology

Netherdutch

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Today it means: Dutch, pertaining to the Dutch language Full definition →

First used 17th–19th c.Dutch Nederduitsch ← German Niederdeutsch
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  1. German · calque ofNiederdeutsch
  2. Dutch · calque ofNederduitsch
  3. English todayNetherdutch

From nether- + Dutch, probably a calque of Dutch Nederduitsch (modern: Nederduits) or a calque of German Niederdeutsch.

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–19th c. Dutch, pertaining to the Dutch language
  • 17th–19th c. Dutch, pertaining to the Netherlands or to Dutch people
  • 17th–19th c. Low German

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.