Where does “knapenliefde” come from?

knapenliefde (Dutch) comes from Dutch knaap, from Middle Dutch cnāpe, from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-West Germanic knappō — boy.

knapenliefde (Dutch): a love for boys, i.e. pedophilia directed to boys as sexually attractive

Definitions

  1. a love for boys, i.e. pedophilia directed to boys as sexually attractive

Ancestry of “knapenliefde”, step by step

knapenliefde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknaapboy, usually adolescent; Any human male,...
2Middle Dutchcnāpe—
3Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
4Proto-West Germanicknappōboy

via Dutch liefde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliefdelove
2Middle Dutchlievede—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappō →Every word from Old Dutch cnapo →Every word from Middle Dutch cnāpe →