Where does “kind” come from?

kind (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kind (Old Norse): race, kind, kin; creature, being

Definitions

  1. race, kind, kin; creature, being

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickinþizkind, race
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
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-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinþiz →