List of English Words of Dutch Origin - H

H

Hale (verb)

(="drag, summon"), from Old Frankonian haler (="to pull, haul"), from Frankonian *halon or Old Dutch halen, both from Proto Germanic

Hankering

from Middle Dutch hankeren or Dutch hunkeren

Harlem

called after the city of Haarlem near Amsterdam

Hartebeest

from both Afrikaans (Hartebees) and Dutch (Hartenbeest)

Hoboken

possibly named after the Flemish town Hoboken, from Middle Dutch Hooghe Buechen or Hoge Beuken (="High Beeches" or "Tall Beeches")

Howitzer

from Dutch houwitzer, which in turn comes from German Haussnitz and later Haubitze.

Hoist

possibly from Middle Dutch hijsen

Holster

from holster

Hooky

from hoekje (=corner) in the sense of "to go around the corner"

Hoyden

maybe from heiden (=backwoodsman), from Middle Dutch (=heathern)