Where does “kot” come from?

kot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cot, from Old Dutch kota, from Proto-Germanic kutan — shed.

kot (Dutch): bad, ramshackle housing; rudimentary building to...

Definitions

  1. bad, ramshackle housing; rudimentary building to...

Ancestry of “kot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcot—
2Old Dutchkotalittle house
3Proto-Germanickutanshed

Words derived from “kot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutan →Every word from Old Dutch kota →Every word from Middle Dutch cot →