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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

  1. kindred

Ancestry of “kinrede”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kinrede”

  • kindred
  • kindredship
  • kindredness
  • unkindred
  • kindrede
  • Kindred
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