Where does “Kentish” come from?
Kentish derives from English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos.
Kentish (English): Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants
Definitions
- Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants
Ancestry of “Kentish”, step by step
Kentish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kent | bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel |
| 2 | English | ken | To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | kenning | — |
| 4 | Middle English | kennen | to make known |
| 5 | Old English | cennan | to make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kannjan | to beget, bring forth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | to bring forth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |