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Kid

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a young goat, or informally, a child
1
Stage 1 of 2
kidh
Old Norse · medieval
"a young goat"
a young goat, later extended informally to mean a young child
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Stage 2 of 2
kid
English · 1200s
"a young goat, or informally, a child"
settled first for the young goat, later informally for a child
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