Where does “onderkakken” come from?

onderkakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Old Saxon undar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

onderkakken (Dutch): to shit all over

Definitions

  1. to shit all over

Ancestry of “onderkakken”, step by step

onderkakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch onder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderunder, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...
2Middle Dutchonder—
3Old Dutchunderunder
4Old Saxonundarunder
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Dutch kakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkakkento defecate; to shit; to trot slowly, lustlessly
2Middle Dutchcacken—
3Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
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