Where does “baliekluiver” come from?

baliekluiver (Dutch) comes from Dutch balie, from Middle Dutch baelge, from Old French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

baliekluiver (Dutch): idler, loafer, lazybones

Definitions

  1. idler, loafer, lazybones

Ancestry of “baliekluiver”, step by step

baliekluiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch balie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaliecounter
2Middle Dutchbaelge—
3Old Frenchbaille—
4Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Dutch kluiver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkluiversomeone who gnaws
2Dutchkluifa chunk; a difficult task
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →