Where does “kind” come from?

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

kind (German): kid; child young person

Definitions

  1. kid; child young person

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankintkid; child
2Old High Germankindkid; child
3Proto-West Germanickindchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →