Where does “kindgemäß” come from?

kindgemäß (German) comes from German gemäß, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

kindgemäß (German): child-friendly

Definitions

  1. child-friendly

Ancestry of “kindgemäß”, step by step

kindgemäß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gemäß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemäßcorresponding to; matching to; according to, in...
2Germanmessento measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given...
3Middle High Germanmëȥȥen
4Old High Germanmëȥȥen
5Proto-Germanic*metan
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

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 med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną