Where does “Quietscheentchen” come from?
Quietscheentchen (German) comes from German Entchen, from German ente, from French canard, from Middle French canard, from Old French quanart, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
Quietscheentchen (German): rubber duck
Definitions
- rubber duck
Ancestry of “Quietscheentchen”, step by step
Quietscheentchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entchen | Diminutive of Ente; duckling |
| 2 | German | ente | duck aquatic bird of the family Anatidae |
| 3 | French | canard | duck; drake; canard, hoax |
| 4 | Middle French | canard | duck, male duck |
| 5 | Old French | quanart | duck |
| 6 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 7 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via German quietschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quietschen | to squeak |