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Reconstruction:Old English/citten
Old English
Alternative forms
- *ċytten
- *ċietten
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“young animal, whelp, fawn”). Cognate with German Kitz (“fawn, young deer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.ten/
Noun
*ċitten n
- young animal, baby
Descendants
- Middle English: chitte
- Scots: chit
- English: chit