Reconstruction:Old English/citten

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *ċytten, *ċietten

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kittīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“young animal, whelp, fawn”). Cognate with Old High German kizzīn, chizzīn (whence German Kitz (“fawn, young deer”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.ten/

Noun

*ċitten n

1. young animal, baby

Descendants

• Middle English: chitte
  • English: chit
  • Scots: chit