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Where does “ċīþ” come from?

ċīþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

ċīþ (Old English): germ, seed, sprout, shoot; a young shoot; sprout;...

Definitions

  1. germ, seed, sprout, shoot; a young shoot; sprout;...

Ancestry of “ċīþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
2Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
3Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “ċīþ”

  • chit
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