Where does “kankerkind” come from?

kankerkind (Dutch) comes from Dutch kanker, from Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kankerkind (Dutch): A pejorative for a child

Definitions

  1. A pejorative for a child

Ancestry of “kankerkind”, step by step

kankerkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kanker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkankercancer; Something incredibly bad, poor or...
2Middle Dutchcanker—
3Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
4Proto-Italickankroscrab
5Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →