Where does “kīde” come from?

kīde (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “kīde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*chīdi—
2Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
3Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
4Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “kīde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →