Where does “gut” come from?
gut (Westrobothnian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gutt, from Dutch guit, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.
gut (Westrobothnian): A boy
Ancestry of “gut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gutt | a boy |
| 2 | Dutch | guit | tomboy, rascal, joker, troublemaker |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | guyte | rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gu(i)ten | to make fun of |
| 5 | Old Norse | gauta | to talk a lot |