Where does “liefdeskind” come from?
liefdeskind (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.
liefdeskind (Dutch): love child
Ancestry of “liefdeskind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kind | child, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kint | child; child, offspring |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kint | child |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kindą | Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |