Etymology of the English word zithern
the English word
zithernderived from the German word
zithernderived from the Middle High German root
*zitterderived from the Old High German word
ziteraderived from the Latin word
cithara (cithara, lyre; lute)
derived from the Greek word
kithara, κιθάρα (a lyre)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
