Where does “kind” come from?
Kind comes from Middle English cunde, from Old English cynd, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, a root meaning to produce or give birth.
kind (English): A type, race or category; a group of entities...
Definitions
- A type, race or category; a group of entities...
Ancestry of “kind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kynde | Nature, disposition |
| 2 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 3 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |