Where does “kidren” come from?
kidren (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.
kidren (English): plural of kid
Ancestry of “kidren”, 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 |