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
- kite, bittern; kite; bittern
Ancestry of “cȳta”, step by step
cȳta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic kūtijô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 2 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Proto-West Germanic *kūtijō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kūtijō | kite (bird) |