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.

kind (Old High German): kid; child

Definitions

  1. kid; child

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickindchild
2Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →