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

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “gjitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgête—
2Middle Dutchgeit—
3Old Dutchgeitgoat
4Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

Words derived from “gjitte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Old Dutch geit →