Where does “guitto” come from?

guitto (Italian) comes from Dutch guit, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

guitto (Italian): strolling player; ham actor; poor, destitute

Definitions

  1. strolling player; ham actor; poor, destitute

Ancestry of “guitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchguittomboy, rascal, joker, troublemaker
2Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
3Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
4Old Norsegautato talk a lot
Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →