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Where does “leernicht” come from?

leernicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch nicht, from Middle Dutch nichte, from Old Dutch nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic niftiz, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

leernicht (Dutch): gay man dressed in leather

Definitions

  1. gay man dressed in leather

Ancestry of “leernicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnichtfemale cousin; daughter of someone's uncle or...
2Middle Dutchnichtefemale relative
3Old Dutchnift—
4Proto-West Germanic*nifti—
5Proto-Germanicniftiza female descendant or relative; granddaughter;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
7Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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