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

kindrede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English kinrede

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

via Middle English cunreden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcunredenkindred

Words derived from “kindrede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →