Where does “Kinderlandverschickung” come from?
Kinderlandverschickung (German) comes from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Kinderlandverschickung (German): evacuation of children in Germany during World War II
Definitions
- evacuation of children in Germany during World War II
Ancestry of “Kinderlandverschickung”, step by step
Kinderlandverschickung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 2 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 3 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via German Kinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kinder | nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Kind |
| 2 | Yiddish | קינדער | plural of קינד; children |
via German Verschickung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verschickung | — |