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Where does “kide” come from?

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

kide (Middle English): kid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...

Definitions

  1. kid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...

Ancestry of “kide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
2Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
3Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kide”

  • kids
  • kid
  • kidnapping
  • kidnap
  • kidnapper
  • kiddo
  • kidder
  • kidskin
  • schoolkid
  • grandkid
  • kiddish
  • antikidnapping
  • kidlet
  • carnapping
  • kidling
  • kidlike
  • kidvid
  • kidz
  • kidlit
  • dognap
  • stepkid
  • kidhood
  • kidnappee
  • kidology
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