Where does “chit” come from?

chit (Middle English) comes from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “chit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċīþgerm, seed, sprout, shoot; a young shoot; sprout;...
2Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
3Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
4Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “chit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →