wout
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Middle Dutch waut, wout (“authority, power”), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n)
- (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) Synonym of politieagent
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu.
Noun[edit]
wout n
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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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