Where does “kindertijd” come from?

kindertijd (Dutch) comes from Dutch tijd, from Middle Dutch tijt, from Old Dutch tīt, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

kindertijd (Dutch): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “kindertijd”, step by step

kindertijd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijdtime; tense
2Middle Dutchtijttime; time, moment; right, appointed time
3Old Dutchtīttime
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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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