wout

== Dutch == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from Middle Dutch waut, wout (“authority, power”), from Proto-Germanic *waldą. Related with Dutch geweld (“violence”). Another theory considers it a backformation from wauwtje, diminutive of the attested byform wauw. This could be linked, if only by conjecture, with wouw (“kite”), from comparison with a bird of prey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯t/ Hyphenation: wout Rhymes: -ɑu̯t Homophones: woud, Woud, woudt === Noun === wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n) (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) synonym of politieagent == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu. === Noun === wout n forest ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== walt wolt ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: woudAfrikaans: woud Limburgish: waadj === Further reading === “wout”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wout (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I