geits

Old Prussian

Alternative forms

• geytye, geytys

Etymology

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

Noun

geits (accusative geitien)

1. bread
   • 1561, Martin Luther, translated by Abel Will & Paul Megott, Stas Likuts Catechismus [The Small Catechism], →OCLC, page 53, line 9:

     Nouſon deinennin geitien dais noū
     mans ſchan deinan.

     Give us this day our daily bread.

References

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