Where does “Glückskind” come from?

Glückskind (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.

Glückskind (German): lucky person

Definitions

  1. lucky person

Ancestry of “Glückskind”, step by step

Glückskind 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 glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →
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