Where does “Kitz” come from?

Kitz (German) comes from Middle High German kitze, from Old High German kizzīn, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

Kitz (German): fawn

Definitions

  1. fawn

Ancestry of “Kitz”, step by step

Kitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankitze—
2Old High Germankizzīn—
3Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

via Middle High German kiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzīn →