Where does “Kindheit” come from?

Kindheit (German) comes from Middle High German kintheit, from Old High German kindheit, 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.

Kindheit (German): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “Kindheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankintheitchildhood
2Old High Germankindheitchildhood
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Kindheit”

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