zakkenwasser etymology

Dutch word zakkenwasser comes from Dutch wassen, Dutch -er, Dutch zak, Dutch -en-

Detailed word origin of zakkenwasser

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
wassen Dutch (nld) (transitive) to wash, to clean (intransitive, archaic) to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax (transitive) to rub wax on Made of wax, waxen.
-er Dutch (nld) Forms the comparative form of adjectives. Formings adjectives denoting something originating from a place.. Forms nouns denoting male inhabitants or residents of a place. Forms agent nouns from verbs.. Forms nouns for a person associated with something.
zak Dutch (nld) A physical depression; flattened area. The action of descending; a descent (slang) a scrotum. (slang, offensive, vulgar) A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole".. (slang, offensive, vulgar, obsolete) whore, cunt. A container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch. A pocket A female [...]
-en- Dutch (nld) Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
zakkenwasser Dutch (nld) (informal, pejorative, Netherlands) fool, oaf, tool.

Words with the same origin as zakkenwasser

Descendants of wassen
afwas afwasmiddel gewas wasbeer wasdom wasgelegenheid washand wasserij
Descendants of -er
aanklager bedrieger bestuurder bewaker broeder dader eerder krijger leider meter oplichter pooier schrijver speler tegenstander trekker verkoper verrader vervanger voorzitter vrijwilliger werknemer wetenschapper zender zwerver
Descendants of -en-
beddengoed bijenkorf boekenkast dierenarts dierenbescherming dodental gastenverblijf gekkenhuis heksenjacht kippenhok kippenvel klokkentoren kurkentrekker lijkenhuis lippenstift mensenhandel pannenkoek plankenkoorts platencontract poppenkast poppenspeler ruggengraat sterrenbeeld woordenwisseling