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Where does “ȝit” come from?

ȝit (Middle English) comes from Old English ġīet, from Old Khmer jūta, from Proto-Germanic juta, from Proto-Germanic ju, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ȝit (Middle English): Second-person dual pronoun: you twain, the two of...

Definitions

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you twain, the two of...

Ancestry of “ȝit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġīet—
2Old Khmerjūta—
3Proto-Germanicjuta—
4Proto-Germanicjualready; yet; now
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “ȝit”

  • geit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →