Where does “kithō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kithō”, step by step

kithō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kīþą

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

via Proto-Germanic kīþô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickīþô—

Words derived from “kithō”

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