kith

Meaning

Noun

Friends and acquaintances.
An acquaintance or a friend.

Origin

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

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