Where does “kid” come from?
kid (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kiþ, from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic kidją, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.
kid (Swedish): a young deer
Ancestry of “kid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | kiþ | goatling; offspring of deer |
| 2 | Old Norse | kið | a goatling, kid |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kidją | a goatling; kid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gidʰ- | kid, goatling, little goat |