Where does “Kend” come from?

Kend (Central Franconian) 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.

Kend (Central Franconian): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “Kend”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →