Where does “jeneverkruik” come from?
jeneverkruik (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruik, from Middle Dutch crûke, from Old Khmer crūca, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.
jeneverkruik (Dutch): jenever jug
Definitions
- jenever jug
Ancestry of “jeneverkruik”, step by step
jeneverkruik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kruik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruik | jug, crock; hot water bottle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crûke | — |
| 3 | Old Khmer | crūca | to eject, to shoot, to splash; pointed, sharp;... |
| 4 | Swedish | kruka | a pot; a coward |
| 5 | Middle Low German | krūke | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | krūka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krogu | pot, pitcher |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *krōguz | — |
via Dutch jenever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jenever | jenever |
| 2 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūniperus | juniper-tree |
| 5 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 6 | Middle English | junyper | Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant |