Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “kizzī” come from?

kizzī (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

Ancestry of “kizzī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
2Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “kizzī”

  • Kitz
  • Rehkitz
  • kits
  • kitze
  • kiz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →