malkander

Dutch

Alternative forms

malcander, malckander, melkander, melcander.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch malcander, melcander, a contraction of manlijc ander.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

malkander (genitive malkanders)

  1. (archaic) each other
    Synonyms: elkaar, elkander, mekaar, malkaar
    • a. 1525, anonymous author, “Lied van de twee koningskinderen”, in Haerlems Oudt Liedt-boeck, 27th edition, published 1716:
      Het waren twee koninghs kindren,
      Sy hadden malkander soo lief;
      There were two royal children
      Who loved each other so dearly

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: makandri
  • Negerhollands: malkander, mankandu, mankan, makander, malkaar, maerkanner
  • → Saramaccan: makándi

References

  • Hüning, Matthias, Reciprociteit in het Nederlands: De geschiedenis van elkaar en mekaar, Nederlandse Taalkunde 11.3 (2006), pp.185-217
  • Elkaar, mekaar at Etymologiebank
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