Where does “watten” come from?
watten (Dutch) comes from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...
watten (Dutch): cotton wool
Definitions
- cotton wool
Ancestry of “watten”, step by step
watten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ouate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouate | cotton wool; first-person singular present... |
via Middle French ouate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ouate | — |