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

Definitions

  1. a young deer

Ancestry of “kid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkiþgoatling; offspring of deer
2Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
3Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
4Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kidją →Every word from Old Norse kið →