Where does “*chīdi” come from?

*chīdi (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “*chīdi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*chīdi

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