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Where does “kerse” come from?

kerse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

kerse (Middle Dutch): candle; cherry; cress, garden cress

Definitions

  1. candle; cherry; cress, garden cress

Ancestry of “kerse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkirsa—
2Latinceresiacherry
3Latinceresium—
4Latincerasium—
5Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
7Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “kerse”

  • kersvers
  • kaars
  • kaarsrecht
  • tuinkers
  • kaarslicht
  • kaarsvet
  • stompkaars
  • kaarsvlam
  • kaarsenfabriek
  • kaarsenstandaard
  • kersrood
  • kersenrood
  • kaarsenmaker
  • wolfskers
  • kers
  • kers
  • kersie
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