Where does “Hot” come from?

Hot (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German ()huod, from Old High German huot, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Hot (Central Franconian): hat

Definitions

  1. hat

Ancestry of “Hot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German()huod—
2Old High Germanhuot—
3Proto-West Germanichōd—
4Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōd →