Where does “opkankeren” come from?

opkankeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch kankeren, from Dutch kanker, from Middle Dutch canker, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

opkankeren (Dutch): to fuck off, bugger off

Definitions

  1. to fuck off, bugger off

Ancestry of “opkankeren”, step by step

opkankeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kankeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkankerento grouse, to complain; to proliferate
2Dutchkankercancer; Something incredibly bad, poor or...
3Middle Dutchcanker
4Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
5Proto-Italickankroscrab
6Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3Old Dutchupup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-