Where does “kindergarten” come from?
kindergarten (Spanish) comes from German Kindergarten, from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis.
kindergarten (Spanish): kindergarten
Definitions
- kindergarten
Ancestry of “kindergarten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kindergarten | nursery school; kindergarten; day care center |
| 2 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 3 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 4 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 5 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |