Where does “ciun” come from?

ciun (Old French) comes from Frankish kithō, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “ciun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkithō—
2Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
3Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
4Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

Words derived from “ciun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →
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