Where does “pleegkind” come from?

pleegkind (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.

pleegkind (Dutch): A foster child, which is neither biological nor...

Definitions

  1. A foster child, which is neither biological nor...

Ancestry of “pleegkind”, step by step

pleegkind 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 plegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplegento do habitually, customarily; to usually...
2Middle DutchplienAlternative form of plēgen
3Old Dutchplian—
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →