Where does “kakwangen” come from?

kakwangen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wang, from Middle Dutch wange, from Old Dutch wanga, from Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

kakwangen (Dutch): The butt cheeks, buttocks

Definitions

  1. The butt cheeks, buttocks

Ancestry of “kakwangen”, step by step

kakwangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwangcheek
2Middle Dutchwange—
3Old Dutchwangajaw
4Proto-West Germanic*wangā—
5Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

via Dutch kakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkakkento defecate; to shit; to trot slowly, lustlessly
2Middle Dutchcacken—
3Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →