Where does “kite” come from?

kite (Middle English) comes from Middle English kete, 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,...

kite (Middle English): Alternative form of kyte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kyte

Ancestry of “kite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishketeAlternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to...
2Old Englishcȳtakite, bittern; kite; bittern
3Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latvian kūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūtijô →
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