Where does “schootkind” come from?

schootkind (Dutch) comes from Dutch schoot, from Middle Dutch schoot, from Old Dutch skōt, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schootkind (Dutch): A small child, easy to take on an adult's lap; A...

Definitions

  1. A small child, easy to take on an adult's lap; A...

Ancestry of “schootkind”, step by step

schootkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschootThe act of shooting; A shot; the projectile; the...
2Middle Dutchschoot—
3Old Dutchskōt—
4Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →Every word from Old Dutch skōt →