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Where does “kynde” come from?

kynde (Middle English) comes from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “kynde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-nesseAffixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns...
2Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
3Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
4Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “kynde”

  • kind
  • unkind
  • kinder
  • unkindly
  • unkindness
  • womankind
  • kindhearted
  • kindheartedness
  • overkind
  • unkindliness
  • kindheartedly
  • kindless
  • overkindness
  • kindship
  • godkind
  • kindhood
  • kinds
  • kindsome
  • underkind
  • kind-heartedness
  • womynkind
  • mankynde
  • wommankynde
  • kyndel
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