Where does “Kinderschänder” come from?

Kinderschänder (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.

Kinderschänder (German): child molester, child abuser

Definitions

  1. child molester, child abuser

Ancestry of “Kinderschänder”, step by step

Kinderschänder 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 Schänder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchänderone who violates; shamer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic kindąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kind