kith
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English kith (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenǝ-, *ǵnō- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪθ
[edit] Noun
kith (usually uncountable; plural kiths)
- (obsolete) friends and acquaintances
