Where does “Waisenkind” come from?

Waisenkind (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.

Waisenkind (German): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “Waisenkind”, step by step

Waisenkind 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 Waise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaiseorphan
2Old High Germanweisoorphan
3Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →