Where does “kindgerecht” come from?

kindgerecht (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.

kindgerecht (German): child-friendly

Definitions

  1. child-friendly

Ancestry of “kindgerecht”, step by step

kindgerecht 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 gerecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangerechtjust, fair; past participle of rechen
2Middle High Germangereht—
3Old High Germangireht—
4Proto-Germanicgarehtazjust, fair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →