Where does “kindred” come from?
Kindred comes from Middle English kindrede, from Old English cynrēd, from Old English cynn meaning "family," from Proto-Germanic kunją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to beget or give birth."
kindred (English): Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin;...
Definitions
- Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin;...
Ancestry of “kindred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kindrede | — |
| 2 | Middle English | kinrede | kindred |
| 3 | Old English | cynrēd | — |
| 4 | Old English | cynn | kind; tribe, race, species; family |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuni | family, kin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |