Where does “kiddo” come from?
Kiddo comes from English kid, of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old English ān through Middle English oo, though the etymological path remains unclear.
kiddo (English): A close friend; especially used as a form of...
Definitions
- A close friend; especially used as a form of...
Ancestry of “kiddo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kid | A young goat; Of a female goat, the state of... |
| 2 | Middle English | kide | kid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kið | a goatling, kid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kidją | a goatling; kid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gidʰ- | kid, goatling, little goat |