Where does “kindj” come from?

kindj (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kindj (Limburgish): child; baby; somebody one loves

Definitions

  1. child; baby; somebody one loves

Ancestry of “kindj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
2Old Dutchkintchild
3Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
4Proto-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 Old Dutch kint →