Where does “dognapping” come from?
dognapping (English) comes from English kidnapping, from English kidnap, from English NAP, from French napper, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
dognapping (English): Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone...
Definitions
- Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone...
Ancestry of “dognapping”, step by step
dognapping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kidnapping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kidnapping | present participle of kidnap; The crime of taking... |
| 2 | English | kidnap | To seize and detain a person unlawfully;... |
| 3 | English | NAP | Acronym of non-aggression principle; Acronym of... |
| 4 | French | napper | to cover |
| 5 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English dog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 2 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 3 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |