Etymology

From Old High German chintpetti and similar forms, whence also German Kindbett ‎(“childbirth, bed of childbirth”). Old High German chintpetti consists of chint ‎(“child”) (whence German Kind, Yiddish קינד ‎(kind)) and petti ‎(“bed”) (whence German Bett, Yiddish בעט ‎(bet)).