Where does “Hurenkind” come from?

Hurenkind (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.

Hurenkind (German): bastard; illegitimate child; widow

Definitions

  1. bastard; illegitimate child; widow

Ancestry of “Hurenkind”, step by step

Hurenkind 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 hüre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhürewhore female prostitute
2Middle High Germanhuore—
3Old High Germanhuora—
4Proto-Germanichōrǭwhore, adulteress
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →