Where does “kinderwens” come from?

kinderwens (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.

kinderwens (Dutch): the wish or desire to have one or more children

Definitions

  1. the wish or desire to have one or more children

Ancestry of “kinderwens”, step by step

kinderwens 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 wens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwenswish
2Middle Dutchwensch—
3Old Dutchwunsk—
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Old Dutch kint →