hofdolheid
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦɔfˌdɔl.ɦɛi̯t/
noun
Definitions
- (Netherlands) fawning servility towards a monarch
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish hof (court, garden, yard, rim, circle, courtyard) + Dutch, Flemish dolheid (madness, frenzy, craze).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
dolheid
Gloss
madness, frenzy, craze
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hofman Dutch, Flemish
- appelhof Dutch, Flemish
- dol Dutch, Flemish
- dolheid Dutch, Flemish
- doolhof Dutch, Flemish
- gerechtshof Dutch, Flemish
- havezate Dutch, Flemish
- hof Dutch, Flemish
- hofdame Dutch, Flemish
- hoffelijk Dutch, Flemish
- hofleverancier Dutch, Flemish
- hofmeesteres Dutch, Flemish
- hofmeier Dutch, Flemish
- hofpop Dutch, Flemish
- hondsdolheid Dutch, Flemish
- hoveling Dutch, Flemish
- hovenier Dutch, Flemish
- kerkhof Dutch, Flemish
- tepelhof Dutch, Flemish
- dulheit Middle Dutch
- hof Middle Dutch