Where does “guyte” come from?

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

guyte (Middle Dutch): rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader

Definitions

  1. rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader

Ancestry of “guyte”, step by step

guyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gu(i)ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
2Old Norsegautato talk a lot

via Middle Dutch ghoiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchghoitento berate

Words derived from “guyte”

Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →