kytja

Old Norse

Etymology

Of uncertain origin: Pokorny derives it from Proto-Indo-European *kot- (“dwelling space”), comparing words such as Proto-Germanic *kutą (“shed, hut, stall”), Old English heaþor (“enclosure, jail”), Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, pint”); however, the relation and origin of these words is unclear. Also compare the cognates listed at Proto-Slavic *kotьcь (“cottage, paddock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkytja/

Noun

kytja f

1. hovel, small cottage

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “586-87”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 586-87