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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelþaz →