Where does “devkit” come from?
devkit (English) comes from English kit, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
devkit (English): A set of development tools that allow the...
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Ancestry of “devkit”, step by step
devkit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kit | A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 3 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 4 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English dev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dev | developer; development; device |
| 2 | Armenian | դեւ | dev, demon, evil spirit |
| 3 | Old Armenian | դեւ | spectre, ghost, spirit; good spirit, angel; evil... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | դէւ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | daywáh | demon; malevolent being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |