Etymology

kinsman

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Today it means: A male relative. Full definition →

Middle English kynnesman
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromkynnesman
  2. English todaykinsman

From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin + -s- + -man.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.