Where does “kīþą” come from?

kīþą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

kīþą (Proto-Germanic): seed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout

Definitions

  1. seed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout

Ancestry of “kīþą”, step by step

kīþą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
2Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

via Proto-Indo-European geye-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout

Words derived from “kīþą”

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