English
kinchin
Kinchin comes from German Kindchen ‘diminutive of Kind’, from Kind ‘kid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to give birth’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to give birth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kindąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kind‘child’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kind‘kid’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kint‘kid’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKind‘kid’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKindchen‘diminutive of Kind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1567kinchin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to give birth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kindąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kind‘child’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kind‘kid’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kint‘kid’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKind‘kid’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKindchen‘diminutive of Kind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1567kinchin
Earliest quotation: 1567, Thomas Harman: “A kynchen co is a young boye, traden vp…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to give birth’
general, nature, german, nation, kind, generation, native, engine, gender, king, pregnant, gene, genius, oxygen, ken, genre, gentle, genuine, indigenous, hydrogen, genocide, naive, genus, noel, genital, natal, innate, nee, germ, nativity, ingenious, nada, nascent, naïve, gentile, janata, kin, gens, puny, glycogen, 114 more
through German Kind ‘kid’
Today it means
noun A child.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / kinchin