Where does “gīt” come from?

gīt (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gīdisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīd, from Proto-Germanic gīda-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.

gīt (Old High German): greed; avarice

Definitions

  1. greed; avarice

Ancestry of “gīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgīdisōnto be greedy for, to covet
2Proto-West Germanicgīdgreed, avarice
3Proto-Germanicgīda-greed, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeidʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “gīt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīda- →