Where does “kint” come from?

kint (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kint (Old Dutch): child

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	kindą	Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
2	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

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