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Where does “cȳta” come from?

cȳta (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cȳta (Old English): kite, bittern; kite; bittern

Definitions

  1. kite, bittern; kite; bittern

Ancestry of “cȳta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickūtijôkite
2Latviankūtto hit, to strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cȳta”

  • kite
  • kyte
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