Where does “seakindliness” come from?
seakindliness (English) comes from English seakindly, from English kindly, from Middle English kyndely, from Old English cyndelīċ, from Old English cynde, from Old English cynd, from Proto-West Germanic *kundi, from Proto-Germanic kinþiz — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
seakindliness (English): The quality or degree of being seakindly
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being seakindly
Ancestry of “seakindliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seakindly | Easy to sail at sea; having good handling ability in the ocean |
| 2 | English | kindly | Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted,... |
| 3 | Middle English | kyndely | Natural, normal, unexceptional |
| 4 | Old English | cyndelīċ | natural, kindly |
| 5 | Old English | cynde | innate |
| 6 | Old English | cynd | generation, race |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *kundi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kinþiz | kind, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |