Where does “gitta” come from?

gitta (Swedish) comes from Turkish gitmek, from Ottoman Turkish كتمك, from Turkish getmek, from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- — to go, to go away.

gitta (Swedish): to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or...

Definitions

  1. to bring oneself to, to care, to have strength or...

Ancestry of “gitta”, step by step

gitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish gitmek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgitmekto go
2Ottoman Turkishكتمكto go away, go along, travel along
3Turkishgetmekto indent, notch, crack
4Proto-Turkic*kē(y)t-to go, to go away

via Old Swedish gita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgitasucceed, accomplish, bring
2Old Swedishgætato be able; to mention; to guess, foretell
3Old Norsegætato watch, guard, take care of; to take counsel
4Proto-Germanicganhatjanąto watch, tend, take care of
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t- →Every word from Turkish getmek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كتمك →