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Where does “kinderverhaal” come from?

kinderverhaal (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.

kinderverhaal (Dutch): children's story

Definitions

  1. children's story

Ancestry of “kinderverhaal”, step by step

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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