Where does “kitz” come from?

kitz (German) comes from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

kitz (German): fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)

Definitions

  1. fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex)

Ancestry of “kitz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kitz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →
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