Where does “vant mennen” come from?

vant mennen (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole vant, from French ventre, from Middle French ventre, from Old French ventre, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

vant mennen (Haitian Creole): diarrhea

Definitions

  1. diarrhea

Ancestry of “vant mennen”, step by step

vant mennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole vant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolevantbelly, stomach
2Frenchventrebelly; stomach; antinode
3Middle Frenchventrebelly; stomach
4Old Frenchventrebelly; stomach
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

via Haitian Creole mennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolemennento lead
2Frenchemmenerto take off, take away or out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri →Every word from Latin venter →Every word from Old French ventre →