Where does “gyte” come from?
gyte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
gyte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to spawn
Ancestry of “gyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gjóta | to spawn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |