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Where does “ksindl” come from?

ksindl (Czech) comes from German Gesindel, from German Gesinde, from Middle High German gesinde, from Old High German gisindo, from Proto-Germanic gasinþô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ksindl (Czech): rabble, riffraff

Definitions

  1. rabble, riffraff

Ancestry of “ksindl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesindelriffraff, lower class
2GermanGesinde—
3Middle High Germangesinde—
4Old High Germangisindotravel companion
5Proto-Germanicgasinþôcompanion, comrade
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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