Where does “ladykin” come from?
ladykin (English) comes from English -kin, from Middle English -kin, from Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ladykin (English): A little lady
Ancestry of “ladykin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -kin | Used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -kin | small |
| 3 | Old English | cynn | kind; tribe, race, species; family |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuni | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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