We’ve all heard that the words cookie and coleslaw originated in Dutch. But did you know brewery and pinky are also of Dutch origin? And both Broadway and Wall Street owe their names to the Dutch as ...

Dutch and English share a lot of words, but watch out for false friends. These are words that look similar in both languages, ...

The English word ‘boomer’ has been voted Dutch word of the year, dictionary publishers Van Dale announced on Tuesday. Boomer, defined by Van Dale as ‘a person, particularly an older person, who has ...

In the Winter it is Christmas. In de winter is het kerst. In Spring I pluck flowers. In de lente pluk ik bloemen. In Summer I go to the beach. In de zomer ga ik naar het strand. In Autumn I wear a ...

According to Melissa Mohr, author of Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing, the word “fuck” came from German, Swedish, and Dutch words that meant “to strike” or “to move back and forth.” The word ...