Where does “kandijklontje” come from?

kandijklontje (Dutch) comes from Dutch klontje, from Dutch klont, from Middle Dutch clont, from Bulgarian клюнек.

kandijklontje (Dutch): a crystal of white rock sugar or rock candy

Definitions

  1. a crystal of white rock sugar or rock candy

Ancestry of “kandijklontje”, step by step

kandijklontje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klontje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklontjea sugar cube; similar confectionary
2Dutchklonta lump of matter, e.g. of food
3Middle Dutchclont—
4Bulgarianклюнек—

via Dutch kandij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkandijrock sugar or rock candy
Every word from Bulgarian клюнек →Every word from Middle Dutch clont →Every word from Dutch klont →