Where does “Wunschkind” come from?

Wunschkind (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.

Wunschkind (German): planned child

Definitions

  1. planned child

Ancestry of “Wunschkind”, step by step

Wunschkind 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 Wünsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWünschAlternative form of Wunsch; wish; Alternative...
2Middle High Germanwunsch—
3Old High Germanwunsc—
4Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →