Where does “קינדעניו” come from?

קינדעניו (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קינד, 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.

קינדעניו (Yiddish): dear child

Definitions

  1. dear child

Ancestry of “קינדעניו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקינדchild
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 ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →