Where does “billenkoek” come from?

billenkoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch billen, from Dutch bil, from Proto-Germanic bíþla-, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

billenkoek (Dutch): spanking, a beating applied on the buttocks

Definitions

  1. spanking, a beating applied on the buttocks

Ancestry of “billenkoek”, step by step

billenkoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch billen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbillento sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone; to...
2DutchbilA buttock, "usually used in the plural: billen,...
3Proto-Germanicbíþla-axe
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Dutch koek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
2Middle Dutchcoekecake
3Old Dutchkuoko—
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
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