Where does “kwaksalver” come from?

kwaksalver (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch quacken, from Old Dutch kwaken — to croak, quack.

kwaksalver (Middle Dutch): hawker of salve

Definitions

  1. hawker of salve

Ancestry of “kwaksalver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquackento croak, quack; to brag, boast; to croak
2Old Dutchkwakento croak, quack
Every word from Old Dutch kwaken →Every word from Middle Dutch quacken →