Where does “nertsenfokker” come from?

nertsenfokker (Dutch) comes from Dutch nerts, from German Nerz, from German Nörz, from Upper Sorbian nórc, from Proto-Slavic nora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic norʔ-.

nertsenfokker (Dutch): a mink farmer, a mink breeder

Definitions

  1. a mink farmer, a mink breeder

Ancestry of “nertsenfokker”, step by step

nertsenfokker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nerts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnertsEuropean mink, "Mustela lutreola"; the pelt of a...
2GermanNerzmink
3GermanNörz—
4Upper Sorbiannórcmink
5Proto-Slavicnoraden, lair
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnorʔ-—

via Dutch Fokker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchFokkerFokker
2DutchfokkenTo breed; To strike; To beget
3Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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