Where does “kinderschoen” come from?

kinderschoen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schoen, from Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Old Saxon skōh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

kinderschoen (Dutch): children's shoe

Definitions

  1. children's shoe

Ancestry of “kinderschoen”, step by step

kinderschoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoenshoe
2Middle Dutchschoeshoe
3Old Dutchskuo—
4Old Saxonskōhshoe
5Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
6Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

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
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