Where does “kindermeisje” come from?
kindermeisje (Dutch) comes from Dutch meisje, from Middle Dutch meisin, from Dutch meid, from Middle Dutch meit, from Middle Dutch meget, from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.
kindermeisje (Dutch): nanny
Definitions
- nanny
Ancestry of “kindermeisje”, step by step
kindermeisje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meisje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meisje | girl; girlfriend |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | meisin | — |
| 3 | Dutch | meid | girl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | meit | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | meget | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | magath | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |