Where does “Wickelkind” come from?

Wickelkind (German) comes from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Wickelkind (German): baby in diapers/nappies, swaddling child

Definitions

  1. baby in diapers/nappies, swaddling child

Ancestry of “Wickelkind”, step by step

Wickelkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wickeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickelnto wrap
2Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
3Old High Germanwickilī—
4Old High Germanwiohha—
5Proto-Germanic*weukā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

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 weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →