FromMiddle High Germankiz,kitze, fromOld High Germankizzī,kizzīn, fromProto-Germanic*kittīną(“goatling, kid”), perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*gidʰ-(“kid, goatling, little goat”). Cognate withLow Germankitte,Englishchit. Related also toEnglishkid,Danishkid,Swedishkid.
Kitz n (strong,genitiveKitzes,pluralKitze)
