Where does “kinderziekte” come from?

kinderziekte (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.

kinderziekte (Dutch): childhood disease; teething troubles; a problem...

Definitions

  1. childhood disease; teething troubles; a problem...

Ancestry of “kinderziekte”, step by step

kinderziekte 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 ziekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchziekteThe state of sickness; An illness, disease
2Middle Dutchsiecte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Old Dutch kint →