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Where does “OTT” come from?

OTT (English) comes from English otter, from Middle English oter, from Old English otor, from Proto-Germanic utraz, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

OTT (English): Alternative form of OTT

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of OTT

Ancestry of “OTT”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishotterAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the...
2Middle EnglishoterAn otter; The hide, skin or pelt of an otter
3Old Englishotorotter
4Proto-Germanicutrazotter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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