Where does “kind” come from?

kind (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kind (Proto-West Germanic): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “kind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
2Proto-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