Where does “kerker” come from?

kerker (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “kerker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*karkari—
2Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kerker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →Every word from Old Dutch *karkari →