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

  1. a young shoot of an herb or tree; a chit; sprout;...

Ancestry of “ciþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kīþ—
2Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
3Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
4Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →