Where does “ciþ” come from?
ciþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
ciþ (Old English): a young shoot of an herb or tree; a chit; sprout;...
Definitions
- a young shoot of an herb or tree; a chit; sprout;...
Ancestry of “ciþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kīþ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kīþą | seed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |