Where does “childhod” come from?

childhod (Middle English) comes from Old English ċildhād, from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

childhod (Middle English): Alternative form of childhode

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of childhode

Ancestry of “childhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċildhādchildhood
2Old Englishhādperson, individual, character, individuality;...
3Proto-West Germanic*haidu—
4Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haidu →