Where does “gesgjitte” come from?

gesgjitte (West Flemish) comes from West Flemish ges, from Middle Dutch gers, from Middle Dutch gras, from Old Dutch gras, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gesgjitte (West Flemish): stupid person; bitch

Definitions

  1. stupid person; bitch

Ancestry of “gesgjitte”, step by step

gesgjitte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Flemish ges

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishgesgrass
2Middle DutchgersAlternative form of gras
3Middle Dutchgrasgrass
4Old Dutchgras—
5Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
6Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via West Flemish gjitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishgjittegoat
2Middle Dutchgête—
3Middle Dutchgeit—
4Old Dutchgeitgoat
5Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →