Where does “Keats” come from?

Keats (English) comes from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Keats (English): named after the poet John Keats

Definitions

  1. named after the poet John Keats

Ancestry of “Keats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishketeAlternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...
2Old Englishcȳtakite, bittern; kite; bittern
3Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Keats”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latvian kūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūtijô →