Where does “sikkepit” come from?
sikkepit (Dutch) comes from Dutch pit, from English pit, from Middle English pit, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.
sikkepit (Dutch): very little, next to nothing
Definitions
- very little, next to nothing
Ancestry of “sikkepit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pit | A seed inside a fruit; wick; burner |
| 2 | English | pit | A hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used... |
| 3 | Middle English | pit | — |
| 4 | Old English | pytt | pit; well, pool; grave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 6 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 7 | Latin | -al | — |