Where does “Kinderstube” come from?

Kinderstube (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.

Kinderstube (German): nursery; manners

Definitions

  1. nursery; manners

Ancestry of “Kinderstube”, step by step

Kinderstube 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 stube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstubeliving room
2Middle High Germanstube—
3Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—

Words derived from “Kinderstube”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →
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