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