pannenkoek etymology

Dutch word pannenkoek comes from Dutch pan ((Netherlands) pot. Pan, especially for cooking.), Dutch koek, Dutch -en-

Detailed word origin of pannenkoek

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
pan Dutch (nld) (Netherlands) pot. Pan, especially for cooking.
koek Dutch (nld) (by extension) something doughy or sticky. (heraldiccharge) roundel. Cookie, cake, wafer.
-en- Dutch (nld) Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
pannenkoek Dutch (nld) Bungler. Pancake; flapjack.

Words with the same origin as pannenkoek

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