Dutch linguistic influence on naval terms

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Historically, many Dutch military terms have been influential and adopted as loanwords by many other languages all over the world. Although most of these words are connected to naval activities, some (such as "forlorn hope") relate to land warfare.

Some Dutch naval terms adopted by the various languages include:

From Dutch "boei", from Latin boia (shackle)
Language Variant
Danish Bøje
English Buoy
Finnish Poiju
French Bouée
German Boje
Italian Boa
Norwegian Bøye (buoy)
Polish Boja
Slovak Bója
Spanish Boya
Swedish Boj (Buoy), Boja (Shackle)
From Dutch "kielhalen " meaning to drag along the keel
Language Variant
Danish Kølhaling
English Keelhauling
Finnish Kölihaalaus (likely borrowed from Swedish form)
German Kielholen
Norwegian Kjølhaling
Slovak Kýl
Swedish Kölhalning
From Dutch "dek " meaning "covering"
Language Variant
Danish Dæk
English Deck
German Deck
Norwegian Dekk
Swedish Däck

Other words (in English) include:

And many more.

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