Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kidją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; probably from a substrate language. Compare *gaits.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid.jɑ̃/

Noun

*kidją n

1. (North Germanic) a goatling, kid

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kidją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kidją	*kidjō
vocative	*kidją	*kidjō
accusative	*kidją	*kidjō
genitive	*kidjas, *kidis	*kidjǫ̂
dative	*kidjai	*kidjamaz
instrumental	*kidjō	*kidjamiz

Related terms

• *kittīną

Descendants

• Old Norse: kið
  • Icelandic: kið
  • Norwegian: kid
  • Old Swedish: kiþ
    • Swedish: kid
  • Danish: kid
  • → Middle English: kydde, kide, kid
    • Scots: kid
    • English: kid
• → Proto-Samic: *kiccē (see there for further descendants)