Where does “Huguenot” come from?
Huguenot derives from French huguenot, from French eiguenot, from Dutch eedgenot meaning "oath-companion," from Alemannic German Eidgenoss, ultimately from Proto-Germanic aiþaz meaning "oath."
Huguenot (English): A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of...
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Ancestry of “Huguenot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | huguenot | Huguenot |
| 2 | French | eiguenot | — |
| 3 | German | Eidgenosse | confederate; Swiss |
| 4 | German | Genosse | partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow... |
| 5 | Old High German | ginozo | comrade |
| 6 | Old High German | ginōz | comrade |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |