Where does “Geschwisterkind” come from?

Geschwisterkind (German) comes from German kind, from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Geschwisterkind (German): sibling usually restricted to children and not used of adults

Definitions

  1. sibling usually restricted to children and not used of adults

Ancestry of “Geschwisterkind”, step by step

Geschwisterkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Geschwister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschwistersibling
2Middle High Germangeswister
3Old High Germangiswestar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic kindąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kind