Where does “kete” come from?

kete (Middle English) comes from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kete (Middle English): Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...

Ancestry of “kete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcȳtakite, bittern; kite; bittern
2Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
3Latviankūtto hit, to strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latvian kūtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kūtijô
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