Where does “childe” come from?

childe (English) comes from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

childe (English): A child of noble birth; The cognomen given to the...

Definitions

  1. A child of noble birth; The cognomen given to the...

Ancestry of “childe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “childe”

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