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Where does “kindrede” come from?

kindrede (Middle English) comes from Middle English kinrede, from Old English cynrēd, from Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “kindrede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkinredekindred
2Old Englishcynrēd—
3Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
4Proto-West Germanic*kuni—
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kindrede”

  • kindred
  • kindredship
  • kindredness
  • unkindred
  • Kindred
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