Where does “mankepoot” come from?

mankepoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch mank, from Middle Dutch manc, from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.

mankepoot (Dutch): a limper; someone with a crippled leg

Definitions

  1. a limper; someone with a crippled leg

Ancestry of “mankepoot”, step by step

mankepoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmanklame
2Middle Dutchmanca limping or lame person
3Latinmancusmaimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmank-—

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mank- →