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Where does “gu(i)ten” come from?

gu(i)ten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

gu(i)ten (Middle Dutch): to make fun of

Definitions

  1. to make fun of

Ancestry of “gu(i)ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegautato talk a lot

Words derived from “gu(i)ten”

  • guitto
  • Gösch
  • geus
  • slijkgeus
  • guit
  • geuzentempel
  • ballgutt
  • gutt
  • ballgut
  • gut
  • gut
  • guyte
  • gueux
  • gut
Every word from Old Norse gauta →