Where does “kinderschrik” come from?

kinderschrik (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.

kinderschrik (Dutch): any kind of bogeyman used to intimidate children typological category used by scholars of folklore

Definitions

  1. any kind of bogeyman used to intimidate children typological category used by scholars of folklore

Ancestry of “kinderschrik”, step by step

kinderschrik 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 schrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrikshock, dread; terror, menace
2Dutchschrikkento be startled, to get a scare; to quench
3Middle Dutchschrickento stride, to take a long, wide step; to be...
4Old Dutchskrikken—
5Proto-Germanicskrikjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Old Dutch kint →