Where does “kankerlijder” come from?
kankerlijder (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.
kankerlijder (Dutch): cancer patient
Definitions
- cancer patient
Ancestry of “kankerlijder”, step by step
kankerlijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kanker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kanker | cancer; Something incredibly bad, poor or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | canker | — |
| 3 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Dutch lijder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijder | sufferer |
| 2 | Dutch | lijden | to undergo; to suffer; suffering |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | liden | to go, to pass; to pass by, to go by; to pass, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | līthan | to go, sail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | līþan | to go, to pass; to suffer loss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |