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Where does “gitch” come from?

gitch (English) comes from English gotch, from Ukrainian га́чі, from Proto-Slavic *gaťę.

gitch (English): Women's or men's underwear

Definitions

  1. Women's or men's underwear

Ancestry of “gitch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgotchMen's underwear
2Ukrainianга́чі—
3Proto-Slavic*gaťę—

Words derived from “gitch”

  • gonch
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gaťę →