Where does “kakelvers” come from?
kakelvers (Dutch) comes from Dutch vers, from Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
kakelvers (Dutch): farm fresh, very fresh
Definitions
- farm fresh, very fresh
Ancestry of “kakelvers”, step by step
kakelvers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vers | fresh; A verse, a stanza; A short poem |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vers | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | vers | — |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Dutch kakelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kakelen | to cackle; to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does |