English Explanatory Dictionary

kith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Friends and acquaintances.
  2. An acquaintance or a friend.

Pronunciation

/kɪθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-kith.wav

Word forms

kith kiths

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

friend acquaintance

Related words

kin kinfolk

Derived words

kith and kin kithfolk kithless
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