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Where does “ċildra” come from?

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

ċildra (Old English): children

Definitions

  1. children

Ancestry of “ċildra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ċildra”

  • children
  • childrenswear
  • Childermas
  • antichildren
  • childrenless
  • children
  • Childermasse day
  • childre
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