List of English Words of Dutch Origin - M

M

Maelstrom
from maalstroom (literally "grinding current" or "stirring current") (possibly Norse in origin)
Manikin
from Brabantian manneken from Dutch mannetje (literally "little man")
Mannequin
via French from Dutch (Brabantian) manneken (literally "little man")
Mart
from Middle Dutch marct (literally "market") (modern Dutch: markt)
Mast
from Dutch mast, having the same meaning.
Measles
possibly from Middle Dutch masel "blemish" (modern Dutch: mazelen)
Meerkat
from both Afrikaans and Dutch meerkat (but the words do not have the same meaning)
Morass
from moeras (="swamp")

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