Where does “knapenschenner” come from?

knapenschenner (Dutch) comes from Dutch schenner, from German Schinder, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

knapenschenner (Dutch): A paederast, a pedophile who sexually abuses boys

Definitions

  1. A paederast, a pedophile who sexually abuses boys

Ancestry of “knapenschenner”, step by step

knapenschenner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schenner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschennerviolator
2GermanSchinderanyone and anything that performs actions of...
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch knaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknaapboy, usually adolescent; Any human male,...
2Middle Dutchcnāpe
3Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
4Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er