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”

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