Where does “geit” come from?
geit (Middle English) comes from Middle English ȝit, 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.
geit (Middle English): Alternative form of ȝit
Definitions
- Alternative form of ȝit
Ancestry of “geit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ȝit | Second-person dual pronoun: you twain, the two of... |
| 2 | Old English | ġīet | still |
| 3 | Old Khmer | jūta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | juta | yet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ju | already; yet; now |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |