Where does “peetkind” come from?

peetkind (Dutch) comes from Dutch peet, from Middle Dutch pete, from Vulgar Latin patrinus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

peetkind (Dutch): Alternative form of petekind

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of petekind

Ancestry of “peetkind”, step by step

peetkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch peet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpeetgodparent
2Middle Dutchpete—
3Vulgar Latinpatrinusgodfather, 'of a father'
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →