kindred

kindred · noun, adjective¹

1. Old English · inherited from*cynrēd
2. Middle English · inherited fromkyndrede
3. English todaykindred

From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).

Kindred · proper noun²

Named after local businessman William S. Kindred.