Where does “kinrede” come from?
kinrede (Middle English) comes 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.
kinrede (Middle English): kindred
Definitions
- kindred
Ancestry of “kinrede”, step by step
kinrede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English cynrēd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cynrēd | — |
| 2 | Old English | cynn | kind; tribe, race, species; family |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuni | family, kin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Old English cynrǣden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cynrǣden | kindred, family, generation, posterity, stock,... |