Etymograph

English

in-kind

From in + kind, a calque of Latin in specie.

A compound of in + kind

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in

Proto-West Germanic *in

Old English in

Middle English in ‘inside’

English in

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’

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Proto-Germanic *kinþiz ‘kind’

Proto-West Germanic *kundi

Old English cynd ‘inherent nature’

Middle English kynde

English kind

Today it means

adj consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to money).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / in-kind