Where does “kermisklant” come from?

kermisklant (Dutch) comes from Dutch kermis, from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

kermisklant (Dutch): funfair worker, carnival worker, carny; funfair...

Definitions

  1. funfair worker, carnival worker, carny; funfair...

Ancestry of “kermisklant”, step by step

kermisklant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kermis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkermisfunfair; fair
2Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
3Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
4Middle Dutchmisurine

via Dutch klant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklantclient, customer; chap, bloke
2Middle Dutchcalantperson, friend
3Picardkalant—
4Old Northern Frenchcalant—
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch kerk →