kith

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵneh₃-“to know”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kunþiþō“knowledge, acquaintance”
3. Old English · inherited fromcȳþþ
4. Middle English · inherited fromkitthe“kinsmen, relations”
5. English todaykith

From Middle English kitthe (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th.

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