Where does “lastverkoper” come from?

lastverkoper (Dutch) comes from Dutch last, from Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch last, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lastverkoper (Dutch): troublemaker

Definitions

  1. troublemaker

Ancestry of “lastverkoper”, step by step

lastverkoper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlastload, weight; burden; hindrance, problem
2Middle Dutchlastload, weight; task, duty, obligation; tax
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Dutch verkopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverkopento sell
2Middle Dutchvercôpento sell
3Old Dutchfarkōpon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →