Where does “gitou” come from?

gitou (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

gitou (Old Saxon): tool

Definitions

  1. tool

Ancestry of “gitou”, step by step

gitou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Old Saxon tou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontou—
2Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →