Where does “landjepik” come from?

landjepik (Dutch) comes from Dutch pikken, from Middle Dutch picken — to pick, peck, pierce.

landjepik (Dutch): landgrab

Definitions

  1. landgrab

Ancestry of “landjepik”, step by step

landjepik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpikkento peck (as with a bird's beak), hammer
2Middle Dutchpickento pick, peck, pierce

via Dutch landje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandje
Every word from Middle Dutch picken
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