Where does “kind” come from?

kind (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kind (Dutch): child, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...

Definitions

  1. child, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
2Old Dutchkintchild
3Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Old Dutch kint →