geits

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Old Prussian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta (“corn”). Cognates can only be found in the Slavic family: Russian жи́то (žíto), Polish żyto, Czech žito.

Noun[edit]

geits ? (accusative geitin or geitan)

  1. bread
    • (Can we date this quote?), III katekizmas, page 53, line 9:
      Nouſon deinennin geitien dais noū
      mans ſchan deinan.
      Give us this day our daily bread.

References[edit]

  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988) “geits”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), volume 1, Vilnius: Mokslas, pages 343-344
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