Where does “kinderleicht” come from?
kinderleicht (German) comes from German leicht, from Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
kinderleicht (German): dead easy, child's play
Ancestry of “kinderleicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | leicht | light; easy; light, lite, diet |
| 2 | Middle High German | līht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | līht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lį̄ht | light |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |