Where does “kiekie” come from?
kiekie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kiek, from Dutch kiek, from English kick, from English kick the bucket, from English bucket, from Middle English boket, from Anglo-Norman buket, from Old French buc — young he-goat.
kiekie (Afrikaans): Diminutive of kiek; photo; photograph; brief but...
Definitions
- Diminutive of kiek; photo; photograph; brief but...
Ancestry of “kiekie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kiek | photo; photograph; to photograph; to take a... |
| 2 | Dutch | kiek | A snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically... |
| 3 | English | kick | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity... |
| 4 | English | kick the bucket | To die; Of a machine, to break down such that it... |
| 5 | English | bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a... |
| 6 | Middle English | boket | bucket |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | buket | tub, pail; bucket |
| 8 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 9 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 10 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 13 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 14 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |