Where does “kits” come from?

kits (Spanish) comes from Spanish kit, from English kit, 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- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kits (Spanish): plural of kit

Definitions

  1. plural of kit

Ancestry of “kits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishkitkit
2EnglishkitA circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;...
3Middle Englishkyt
4Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
5Old High Germankuti
6Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
7Proto-Germanickweduzresin
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
9Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-