Where does “chiteyen” come from?

chiteyen (Norman) comes from Old French citeien, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

chiteyen (Norman): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “chiteyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchciteiencitizen
2Old Frenchcitécity
3Latincīvitās—
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →