Where does “čad” come from?

čad (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic čędo, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

čad (Old Czech): youth, boy, lad

Definitions

  1. youth, boy, lad

Ancestry of “čad”, step by step

čad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic čędo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčędochild
2Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Proto-Slavic *čędъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*čędъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-Slavic čędo →