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Where does “ċild” come from?

ċild (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ċild (Old English): child, youth; fetus; female baby; child

Definitions

  1. child, youth; fetus; female baby; child

Ancestry of “ċild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ċild”

  • children
  • child
  • childlike
  • childcare
  • childless
  • grandchild
  • childbearing
  • childrearing
  • brainchild
  • childlessness
  • childbed
  • childe
  • schoolchild
  • childlikeness
  • childproof
  • childminder
  • chield
  • unchildlike
  • childness
  • childrenswear
  • girlchild
  • Childermas
  • childie
  • childing
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