How the Dutch language influenced English with the word 'gin'

'Gin' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'geneva'. The word entered the English language some time around 1713.

gin [noun] [1713]

• a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries a...
• gin rummy
• the act of laying down a full hand of matched cards in gin rummy

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note: The origin might be Swiss ('Geneva') - not Dutch.
Etymology: By shortening & alteration from 'geneva'

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