Where does “Kindersterblichkeit” come from?

Kindersterblichkeit (German) comes from German Sterblichkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Kindersterblichkeit (German): child mortality

Definitions

  1. child mortality

Ancestry of “Kindersterblichkeit”, step by step

Kindersterblichkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sterblichkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSterblichkeitmortality
2German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
3German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
4Middle High German-heitness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective
5Old High German-heitnature, character
6Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
7Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

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
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