kippenvel etymology

Dutch word kippenvel comes from Dutch vel, Dutch -en-, Dutch kip (Kip, currency in Laos. Chicken, hen.)

Detailed word origin of kippenvel

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
vel Dutch (nld) A fur, pelt. A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk. A rag, shred. A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page). A skin, hide.
-en- Dutch (nld) Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
kip Dutch (nld) Kip, currency in Laos. Chicken, hen.
kippenvel Dutch (nld) A chicken's skin. Goose bumps.

Words with the same origin as kippenvel

Descendants of -en-
beddengoed bijenkorf boekenkast dierenarts dierenbescherming dodental gastenverblijf gekkenhuis heksenjacht kippenhok klokkentoren kurkentrekker lijkenhuis lippenstift mensenhandel pannenkoek plankenkoorts platencontract poppenkast poppenspeler ruggengraat sterrenbeeld woordenwisseling zakkenwasser