Where does “kaskraker” come from?
kaskraker (Dutch) comes from Dutch kas, from Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kaskraker (Dutch): blockbuster
Definitions
- blockbuster
Ancestry of “kaskraker”, step by step
kaskraker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kas | A greenhouse; A public or private entity, mainly... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | casse | — |
| 3 | Old French | casse | case |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Dutch kraker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kraker | One who cracks or an instrument used to crack; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 3 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 4 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 5 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 6 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 7 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 8 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |