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Where does “afketsen” come from?

afketsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ketsen, from Old French cachier, from Vulgar Latin coacticare, from Latin coactō, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

afketsen (Dutch): to rebound, to deflect, to ricochet

Definitions

  1. to rebound, to deflect, to ricochet

Ancestry of “afketsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchketsen—
2Old Frenchcachierto hide; Alternative form of chacier
3Vulgar Latincoacticarepresent active infinitive of *coacticō
4Latincoactō—
5Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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