Where does “kidlike” come from?

kidlike (English) comes from English kid, from Middle English kide, from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic kidją, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

kidlike (English): Resembling kid the material

Definitions

  1. Resembling kid the material

Ancestry of “kidlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkidA young goat; Of a female goat, the state of...
2Middle Englishkidekid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...
3Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
4Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kidją →Every word from Old Norse kið →