Etymograph

English

rixdollar

Rixdollar comes from Dutch rijksdaalder ‘a Dutch coin worth 2+¹⁄₂ guilders’.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentrijksdaalder1‘a Dutch coin worth 2+¹⁄₂ guilders’
  2. Englishtodayrixdollar1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rixdollar

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  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentrijksdaalderWiktionary, English rixdollar‘a Dutch coin worth 2+¹⁄₂ guilders’
  2. EnglishtodayrixdollarWiktionary, English rixdollar

Every English word from Dutch rijksdaalder

Today it means

noun An obsolete currency used in much of continental Europe, as well as some Dutch colonies (even after they had become British).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rixdollar”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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