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
- A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm; A fiddle
Ancestry of “gid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | giddy | Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about... |
| 2 | Maltese | gidi | kid |
| 3 | Old English | gidiġ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudīgaz | ghostly, spirited |