Where does “plofkraak” come from?
plofkraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch kraak, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki, from English crack, from Middle English crak, from Old Norse kráka — to grow old, to mature.
plofkraak (Dutch): A raid involving explosives
Definitions
- A raid involving explosives
Ancestry of “plofkraak”, step by step
plofkraak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kraak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kraak | An instance or action of cracking, breaking; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 3 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 4 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 5 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 6 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 7 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 8 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Dutch ploffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ploffen | to thud; to make a dull sound; to burst, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |