Saturday, 19 November 2022

Dutch 'boedel' in the English language

'Caboodle' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'boedel'. The word entered the English language some time around 1848.


caboodle [noun] [1848]
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See 'caboodle' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: Probably from 'ca-' (intensive prefix) + 'boodle'
See more loan words from 1800s.


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