Low Germanic loanwords in English borrowed in Europe

Vol.60,No.1-2(2012)

Abstract
This article provides a list of English loanwords which were borrowed in the European contact area from Low Germanic varieties, namely from Dutch, Low German, Flemish and Frisian. The loanwords are divided according to the century in which they were first attested in English; individual items consist of a definition of the English lexeme, possible source word/words and if necessary, it is followed by a short commentary. A further analysis regarding the development of the process of borrowing, number of borrowings according to the individual varieties and their semantic field is offered in the Introduction.

Keywords:
English; low Germanic; loanwords

Pages:
211–231
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