Where does “kite jumping” come from?
kite jumping (English) comes from English kite jump, from English kite, from Middle English kyte, from Middle English kite, from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kite jumping (English): The pastime of using a strong kite to provide...
Definitions
- The pastime of using a strong kite to provide...
Ancestry of “kite jumping”, step by step
kite jumping traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English kite jump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kite jump | An enhanced jump with a kite providing lift; To... |
| 2 | English | kite | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | kyte | A kite |
| 4 | Middle English | kite | Alternative form of kyte |
| 5 | Middle English | kete | Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to... |
| 6 | Old English | cȳta | kite, bittern; kite; bittern |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 8 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |