Where does “Kind” come from?

Kind (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German kint, from Old Saxon kind, from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Kind (German Low German): child; offspring

Definitions

  1. child; offspring

Ancestry of “Kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankint—
2Old Saxonkindchild
3Proto-West Germanickindchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →