Where does “mettsekittsi” come from?
mettsekittsi (Votic) comes from Votic kittsi, from Estonian kits, from German kitz, from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.
mettsekittsi (Votic): roe deer
Definitions
- roe deer
Ancestry of “mettsekittsi”, step by step
mettsekittsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Votic kittsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Votic | kittsi | goat |
| 2 | Estonian | kits | goat; roe deer; snitch |
| 3 | German | kitz | fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex) |
| 4 | Middle High German | kiz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kizzī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kittīną | the young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gidʰ- | kid, goatling, little goat |