Where does “giht” come from?

giht (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German gicht, from Middle High German giht, from Old High German jiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

giht (Serbo-Croatian): gout

Definitions

  1. gout

Ancestry of “giht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangichtgout
2Middle High Germangiht—
3Old High Germanjihtstatement, confession
4Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
5Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →