Where does “kits” come from?
kits (Estonian) comes from German kitz, from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.
kits (Estonian): goat; roe deer; snitch
Ancestry of “kits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kitz | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | kiz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kizzī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kittīną | the young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gidʰ- | kid, goatling, little goat |