Where does “Beichtkind” come from?

Beichtkind (German) comes from German Beichte, from Middle High German bīht, from Old High German bigiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Beichtkind (German): confessant

Definitions

  1. confessant

Ancestry of “Beichtkind”, step by step

Beichtkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeichteconfession
2Middle High Germanbīht—
3Old High Germanbigiht—
4Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
5Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →