Where does “daycare” come from?
Daycare comes from English day and care, with day descending from Middle English day, Old English dæġ, and Proto-Germanic karō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r-.
daycare (English): Daytime supervision, usually of children
Definitions
- Daytime supervision, usually of children
Ancestry of “daycare”, step by step
daycare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English care
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | care | Grief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;... |
| 2 | Middle English | care | grief; sorrow |
| 3 | Old English | caru | worry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |