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Where does “kinþiz” come from?

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

kinþiz (Proto-Germanic): kind, race

Definitions

  1. kind, race

Ancestry of “kinþiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kinþiz”

  • 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
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