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.
Ancestry of “kint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | kind | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kind | child |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kindą | Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “kint”