Where does “knettergeil” come from?

knettergeil (Dutch) comes from Dutch geil, from Middle Dutch gheil, from Old Dutch geil, from Proto-West Germanic gail, from Proto-Germanic gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

knettergeil (Dutch): very horny

Definitions

  1. very horny

Ancestry of “knettergeil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeilvoluptuous, lusty; horny, lusting, randy,...
2Middle Dutchgheil—
3Old Dutchgeil—
4Proto-West Germanicgailwanton; lustful
5Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gail →
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