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Where does “gecynd” come from?

gecynd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kundiz — Alternative form of *kinþiz.

gecynd (Old English): nature, kind

Definitions

  1. nature, kind

Ancestry of “gecynd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanickundizAlternative form of *kinþiz

Words derived from “gecynd”

  • kind
  • unkind
  • kinder
  • unkindly
  • unkindness
  • womankind
  • kindhearted
  • kindheartedness
  • overkind
  • unkindliness
  • kindheartedly
  • kindless
  • overkindness
  • kindship
  • godkind
  • kindhood
  • kinds
  • kindsome
  • underkind
  • kind-heartedness
  • womynkind
  • icunde
  • mankynde
  • kynde
Every word from Proto-Germanic kundiz →