Where does “Kita” come from?
Kita (German) comes from German Kindertagesstätte, from German Tagesstätte, from German tag, from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag — to burn; warm, hot.
Kita (German): day care center
Definitions
- day care center
Ancestry of “Kita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kindertagesstätte | day care center; nursery school; kindergarten |
| 2 | German | Tagesstätte | day care center |
| 3 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 4 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 5 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 6 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 7 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |