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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcrimineelcriminal, contrary to enforceable legal rules;...
2Middle Dutchcrimineel—
3Frenchcriminelcriminal
4Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
5Latincrīminālis—
6Latincrīmen—
7Proto-Italickreimen—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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