Where does “kint” come from?

kint (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kint (Middle High German): kid; child

Definitions

  1. kid; child

Ancestry of “kint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankindkid; child
2Proto-West Germanickindchild
3Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →