Where does “kiþ” come from?

kiþ (Middle English) comes from Middle English kith, from Old English cȳþþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþiþō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kiþ (Middle English): Alternative form of kith

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kith

Ancestry of “kiþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkithOne's motherland or birthplace; the region or...
2Old Englishcȳþþ—
3Proto-Germanickunþiþōknowledge, acquaintance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunþiþō →Every word from Old English cȳþþ →