Where does “koekjessnijder” come from?

koekjessnijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch koekje, from Dutch koek, from Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch kuoko, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

koekjessnijder (Dutch): biscuit cutter, cookie cutter; cookiecutter...

Definitions

  1. biscuit cutter, cookie cutter; cookiecutter...

Ancestry of “koekjessnijder”, step by step

koekjessnijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koekje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoekjecookie
2Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
3Middle Dutchcoekecake
4Old Dutchkuoko
5Proto-Germanickōkôcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Dutch snijder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnijdercutter
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkôEvery word from Old Dutch kuoko