Where does “kikkeren” come from?

kikkeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kikkeren (Dutch): to jump around crouching imitating a frog

Definitions

  1. to jump around crouching imitating a frog

Ancestry of “kikkeren”, step by step

kikkeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch kikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkikkerA frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order...
2Dutchkikkento croak, sound like a frog

Words derived from “kikkeren”

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