Where does “cut” come from?
cut (Welsh) comes from English kite, from Middle English kyte, from Middle English kite, from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cut (Welsh): hut, shed; cottage, hovel; pen, coop; cage;...
Definitions
- hut, shed; cottage, hovel; pen, coop; cage;...
Ancestry of “cut”, step by step
cut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kite | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyte | A kite |
| 3 | Middle English | kite | Alternative form of kyte |
| 4 | Middle English | kete | Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to... |
| 5 | Old English | cȳta | kite, bittern; kite; bittern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 7 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |