Where does “kind” come from?
kind (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “kind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kind | child |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kindą | Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “kind”