Where does “ċildhād” come from?
ċildhād (Old English) comes from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
ċildhād (Old English): childhood
Ancestry of “ċildhād”, step by step
ċildhād traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hād
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hād | person, individual, character, individuality;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *haidu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
via Old English ċild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “ċildhād”