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Where does “Kitt” come from?

Kitt (German) comes from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kitt (German): putty; cement

Definitions

  1. putty; cement

Ancestry of “Kitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankuti—
2Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
3Proto-Germanickweduzresin
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Kitt”

  • Kitts
  • kitten
  • kittivaha
  • kitti
  • kitt
  • kit
  • kitt
  • kitt
  • kit
  • kítti
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