Where does “gid” come from?

gid (English) comes from English giddy, from Maltese gidi, from Old English gidiġ, from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz — ghostly, spirited.

gid (English): A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm; A fiddle

Definitions

  1. A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm; A fiddle

Ancestry of “gid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiddyDizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about...
2Maltesegidikid
3Old Englishgidiġ—
4Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited
Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →Every word from Old English gidiġ →Every word from Maltese gidi →