Where does “Kreeftskeerkring” come from?
Kreeftskeerkring (Dutch) comes from Dutch keerkring, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Kreeftskeerkring (Dutch): Tropic of Cancer
Definitions
- Tropic of Cancer
Ancestry of “Kreeftskeerkring”, step by step
Kreeftskeerkring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch keerkring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | keerkring | tropic |
| 2 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |