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

Definitions

  1. goat; roe deer; snitch

Ancestry of “kits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankitzfawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)
2Middle High Germankiz—
3Old High Germankizzī—
4Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kits”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →