Where does “knuffelcrimineel” come from?

knuffelcrimineel (Dutch) comes from Dutch crimineel, from Middle Dutch crimineel, from French criminel, from Old French criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ — to sift, separate, divide.

knuffelcrimineel (Dutch): celebrity criminal, a criminal with persistently...

Definitions

  1. celebrity criminal, a criminal with persistently...

Ancestry of “knuffelcrimineel”, step by step

knuffelcrimineel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch crimineel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcrimineelcriminal, contrary to enforceable legal rules;...
2Middle Dutchcrimineel
3Frenchcriminelcriminal
4Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
5Latincrīmināliscriminal
6Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
7Proto-Italickreimen
8Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Dutch knuffelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknuffelento cuddle, hug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen
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