Where does “scorpioen” come from?

scorpioen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French scorpïon, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scorpioen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchscorpïon
2Latinscorpiō
3Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scorpioen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος
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