Where does “kankerstaaf” come from?

kankerstaaf (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.

kankerstaaf (Dutch): cigarette, cancer stick

Definitions

  1. cigarette, cancer stick

Ancestry of “kankerstaaf”, step by step

kankerstaaf 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 staaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstaafA bar, rod; A rod cell
2Dutchstafstaff
3Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →