Where does “Kind” come from?

Kind (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Kind (Pennsylvania German): child, kid

Definitions

  1. child, kid

Ancestry of “Kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankintkid; child
2Old High Germankindkid; child
3Proto-West Germanickindchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →