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kilderkin

Meaninga little child (small measure)

Common meaning: a cask of about 18 gallons

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchkindeken‘a small cask’source
  2. Early English spellingkylderkinsource
  3. Englishkilderkin‘a cask of about 18 gallons’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Dutch kindeken ‘a little child (small measure)’.

Roots

  • kindeken Old Dutch “a little child (small measure)”

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