Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kūtijō

This Proto-West Germanic 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *kūtō

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”) and ultimately imitative.

Noun

*kūtijō m

  1. kite (bird)

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *kūtijō
Genitive *kūtijini, *kūtijan
Singular Plural
Nominative *kūtijō *kūtijan
Accusative *kūtijan *kūtijan
Genitive *kūtijini, *kūtijan *kūtijanō
Dative *kūtijini, *kūtijan *kūtijum
Instrumental *kūtijini, *kūtijan *kūtijum
  • *kūt

Descendants

  • Old English: cȳta
    • Middle English: kyte, kijt, kite, kete (Kent, Middlesex), kute, kuyte (West Midlands)
      • English: kite
      • Scots: kyt, kyte
      • → Welsh: cud
  • >? Old High German: *kūzo
    • Middle High German: kūze
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