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Where does “chitte” come from?

chitte (Middle English) comes from Old English ċytten, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

chitte (Middle English): A young animal, cub, whelp

Definitions

  1. A young animal, cub, whelp

Ancestry of “chitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċytten—
2Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
3Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “chitte”

  • chit
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