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Where does “medkit” come from?

medkit (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,...

medkit (English): A small bag or case containing medical supplies

Definitions

  1. A small bag or case containing medical supplies

Ancestry of “medkit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkitA circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;...
2Middle Englishkyt—
3Germankitt—
4Old High Germankuti—
5Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
6Proto-Germanickweduzresin
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
8Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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