Where does “gut” come from?

gut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Dutch guit, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

gut (Norwegian Nynorsk): a boy

Definitions

  1. a boy

Ancestry of “gut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchguittomboy, rascal, joker, troublemaker
2Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
3Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
4Old Norsegautato talk a lot

Words derived from “gut”

Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →