Where does “kitthe” come from?
kitthe (Middle English) comes from Old English cȳþþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþiþō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “kitthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cȳþþ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kunþiþō | knowledge, acquaintance |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |