Where does “kaakfractuur” come from?
kaakfractuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch fractuur, from Middle French fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin fractura, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
kaakfractuur (Dutch): jaw fracture
Definitions
- jaw fracture
Ancestry of “kaakfractuur”, step by step
kaakfractuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fractuur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fractuur | fracture, esp. in a bone |
| 2 | Middle French | fracture | — |
| 3 | Old French | fracture | — |
| 4 | Latin | fractura | a breach, fracture, cleft; a broken bit,... |
| 5 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Dutch kaak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaak | jaw; cheek, cone; gill |
| 2 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 3 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |