Dutchy
/ˈdʌtʃi/noun
Informal: characteristic of, resembling, or relating to Dutch people or culture.
Did you know?Dutch, German Deutsch, and the ancient name Teuton all descend from a Germanic root connected with “the people” or “the tribe.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tewtéh₂
“Reconstructed root associated with a people, tribe, or organized community.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þeudō
“A people, nation, or tribe.”
Old English
Old English
þēod
“A people, nation, or nation’s population.”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
duutsch / dietsc
“The language or people of the Dutch or Germanic-speaking population.”
16th Century
English
Dutch
“Originally a broad English label for Germanic continental peoples, later increasingly associated with the Netherlands.”
Modern English
English
Dutchy
“An informal adjective formed from Dutch with the suffix -y, meaning Dutch-like or characteristically Dutch.”