Where does “berchgeit” come from?

berchgeit (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian geit, from Old Frisian gāt, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

berchgeit (West Frisian): mountain goat

Definitions

  1. mountain goat

Ancestry of “berchgeit”, step by step

berchgeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiangeitgoat
2Old Frisiangāt—
3Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
4Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via West Frisian berch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianberchmountain
2Old Frisianberch—
3Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gait →