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 certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes

Definitions

  1. putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-