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

Definitions

A boy

Ancestry of “gut”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →