Where does “kikay kit” come from?
kikay kit (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,...
kikay kit (English): A soft case in which a woman's toiletries and...
Definitions
- A soft case in which a woman's toiletries and...
Ancestry of “kikay kit”, step by step
kikay kit 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,... |