Where does “kiekendief” come from?
kiekendief (Dutch) comes from Dutch kieken, from Dutch kiek, from English kick, from English kick the bucket, from English bucket, from Middle English boket, from Anglo-Norman buket, from Old French buc — young he-goat.
kiekendief (Dutch): A harrier, predatory bird of the subfamily...
Definitions
- A harrier, predatory bird of the subfamily...
Ancestry of “kiekendief”, step by step
kiekendief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kieken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kieken | chick, young domestic fowl; Any chicken; A dumb... |
| 2 | Dutch | kiek | A snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically... |
| 3 | English | kick | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity... |
| 4 | English | kick the bucket | To die; Of a machine, to break down such that it... |
| 5 | English | bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a... |
| 6 | Middle English | boket | bucket |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | buket | tub, pail; bucket |
| 8 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 9 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 10 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 13 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 14 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |