Dutch word natuur comes from Proto-Italic *gnātos, Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₃-, and later Proto-Italic *gnāskōr (Be born.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gnātos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *ǵenh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gnāskōr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Be born. |
| nascor | Latin (lat) | I am a number of years old. I am born, begotten. I arise, proceed. I grow, spring forth. |
| nata | Latin (lat) | Born (female). Daughter. |
| naturam | Latin (lat) | |
| nature | Old French (fro) | Nature (character; qualities). Nature (natural world; nonhuman world). |
| nature | Middle Dutch (dum) | Kind, sort. Laws of nature, natural order. Nature, force of nature. Nature, innate characteristics. Origin. Sexual fertility, sex drive. |
| natuur | Dutch (nld) | (uncountable) nature. Character. |