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

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekinncheek
2Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Old Norse kinn →