Where does “kindermisbruik” come from?

kindermisbruik (Dutch) comes from Dutch kind, from Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kindermisbruik (Dutch): child abuse

Definitions

  1. child abuse

Ancestry of “kindermisbruik”, step by step

kindermisbruik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Dutch misbruik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmisbruikabuse
2Middle Dutchmisbruuc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Old Dutch kint →