Where does “kruikenzeiker” come from?
kruikenzeiker (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruik, from Middle Dutch crûke, from Old Khmer crūca, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.
kruikenzeiker (Dutch): Nickname for an inhabitant of
Definitions
- Nickname for an inhabitant of
Ancestry of “kruikenzeiker”, step by step
kruikenzeiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kruik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruik | jug, crock; hot water bottle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crûke | — |
| 3 | Old Khmer | crūca | to eject, to shoot, to splash; pointed, sharp;... |
| 4 | Swedish | kruka | a pot; a coward |
| 5 | Middle Low German | krūke | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | krūka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krogu | pot, pitcher |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *krōguz | — |
via Dutch zeiken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeiken | to piss; to rain; to whine, to nag, to complain |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | seiken | to urinate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | seiken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saikijaną | to make drip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |