Where does “kiddygarten” come from?
kiddygarten (English) comes from English kindergarten, from German Kindergarten, from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
Ancestry of “kiddygarten”, step by step
kiddygarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kindergarten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kindergarten | An educational institution for young children,... |
| 2 | German | Kindergarten | nursery school; kindergarten; day care center |
| 3 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 4 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 5 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 6 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English kiddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kiddy | Alternative spelling of kiddie; To kid; to hoax... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |