Where does “*kīth” come from?

*kīth (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “*kīth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
2Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
3Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “*kīth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →