Where does “kindheit” come from?

kindheit (Old High German) comes 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.

kindheit (Old High German): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “kindheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankindkid; child
2Proto-West Germanickindchild
3Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kindheit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →
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