Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “kind”

107 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic kind — including kindergarten, prekindergarten, kindergartner, wunderkind, kindy, kinderwhore, prekindergartner, nonkindergarten.

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Dutch (45)

German (36)

English (10)

Yiddish (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Russian (1)

Polish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Limburgish (1)

Malay (1)

Spanish (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)