Where does “kind” come from?
kind (Danish) comes from Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.
kind (Danish): cheek
Ancestry of “kind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kinn | cheek |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kinnuz | cheek; chin, jaw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénu- | jaw, cheek, chin; cheek |