Where does “kī-” come from?
kī- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
kī- (Proto-Germanic): to split open, germinate, sprout
Definitions
- to split open, germinate, sprout
Ancestry of “kī-”, step by step
kī- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European gī-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |
via Proto-Indo-European gey-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gey- | to split; dodge sideways; to bend, twist; to... |