Where does “Gitter” come from?

Gitter (German) comes from Old French geter, from Middle High German gater, from Old High German gataro.

Gitter (German): lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars

Definitions

  1. lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars

Ancestry of “Gitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchgeterAlternative form of jeter
2Middle High Germangatertogether; grating, fence
3Old High Germangataro—

Words derived from “Gitter”

Every word from Old High German gataro →