An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kitt
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Kitt, m., from the equiv. MidHG. küte, küt, m., ‘cement, putty,’ OHG. chuti, quiti, ‘glue, birdlime,’ which makes it probable that the Goth. form was *qidus; comp. also AS. cwidu, ‘resin of trees.’ Prim. allied to Lat. bitumen, Sans. jatu, ‘resin of trees’; common type getú. Allied also to OIc. kváða, Swed. kåda, ‘resin,’ MidE. code, ‘pitch.’