Where does “gjitte” come from?
gjitte (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch gête, from Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch geit, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.
gjitte (West Flemish): goat
Ancestry of “gjitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gête | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | geit | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | geit | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |
Words derived from “gjitte”