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Where does “kid” come from?

Kid comes from Middle English kide, from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic kidją, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ-.

kid (English): A young goat; Of a female goat, the state of...

Definitions

  1. A young goat; Of a female goat, the state of...

Ancestry of “kid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkidekid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...
2Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
3Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
4Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kid”

  • kids
  • kidnapping
  • kidnap
  • kidnapper
  • kiddo
  • kidder
  • kidskin
  • schoolkid
  • grandkid
  • kiddish
  • antikidnapping
  • kidlet
  • carnapping
  • kidling
  • kidlike
  • kidvid
  • kidz
  • kidlit
  • dognap
  • stepkid
  • kidhood
  • kidnappee
  • kidology
  • kidless
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