English
kabouter
Kabouter comes from Dutch kabouter ‘gnome’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkabouter‘gnome’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkabouter‘gnome’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch kabouter
Today it means
noun A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch kabouter / kabouter