Where does “Gicht” come from?

Gicht (German) comes from Middle High German giht, from Old High German jiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Gicht (German): gout

Definitions

  1. gout

Ancestry of “Gicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangiht—
2Old High Germanjihtstatement, confession
3Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →