Where does “steenkruidkers” come from?
steenkruidkers (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruidkers, from Dutch kers, from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
steenkruidkers (Dutch): narrow-leaved pepperwort, Lepidium ruderale
Definitions
- narrow-leaved pepperwort, Lepidium ruderale
Ancestry of “steenkruidkers”, step by step
steenkruidkers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kruidkers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruidkers | pepperwort, plant in genus Lepidium |
| 2 | Dutch | kers | A cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | kerse | candle; cherry; cress, garden cress |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kirsa | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |