kith的词源

英文词源

kith (n.)

Old English cyðð "kinship, relationship; kinsfolk, fellow-countrymen, neighbors; native country, home; knowledge, acquaintance, familiarity," from cuð "known," past participle of cunnan "to know" (see can (v.)). Cognate with Old High German chundida. The alliterative phrase kith and kin (late 14c.) originally meant "country and kinsmen" and is almost the word's only survival.

中文词源

kith：朋友，邻居，熟人

来自can的古英语过去分词，引申词义知道的人，熟人，邻居，现仅用于习语kith and kin,亲属，亲戚。

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