Where does “kið” come from?

kið (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic kidją, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

kið (Icelandic): kid

Definitions

  1. kid

Ancestry of “kið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
2Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
3Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kidją →Every word from Old Norse kið →