Where does “kakkerlak” come from?

kakkerlak (Dutch) comes from Dutch kakker, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

kakkerlak (Dutch): cockroach; contemptible person; supporter of...

Definitions

  1. cockroach; contemptible person; supporter of...

Ancestry of “kakkerlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkakkerone who shits or defecates
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “kakkerlak”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Dutch -er →