6 Interesting Facts about Dutch

Much like English, Dutch has also absorbed many foreign words into its lexicon. The main contributor is German, the other very close relative of the language. Around one in every five words in Dutch is of German origin. The next big contributor is French, with almost 7%. And as many words English has stolen from Dutch, it has also given enough back. So much so that today around 1,5% of Dutch words come from English.