Where does “*hiz” come from?

*hiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “*hiz”, step by step

*hiz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
2Middle Englishkyt—
3Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
4Old High Germankuti—
5Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
6Proto-Germanickweduzresin
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
8Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Proto-Indo-European ḱe-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via Indo-European *ḱe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “*hiz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →