Where does “Kinderwagen” come from?

Kinderwagen (German) comes from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Kinderwagen (German): a carriage for a baby or small child, especially a pram/baby carriage, but also a pushchair/stroller

Definitions

  1. a carriage for a baby or small child, especially a pram/baby carriage, but also a pushchair/stroller

Ancestry of “Kinderwagen”, step by step

Kinderwagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwägento weigh something
2Middle High Germanwāgen—
3Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
4Middle Low Germanwāgewave
5Old Saxonwagwave
6Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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