Where does “Kindeswohl” come from?

Kindeswohl (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.

Kindeswohl (German): children’s well-being (preservation of the physical and mental integrity and sufficient support (for the development) of a child)

Definitions

  1. children’s well-being (preservation of the physical and mental integrity and sufficient support (for the development) of a child)

Ancestry of “Kindeswohl”, step by step

Kindeswohl 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 Wohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohlgood; weal; wealthy
2Middle High Germanwolwell
3Old High Germanwolawell
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →