Where does “cahoot” come from?

cahoot (English) comes from French cahute, from Dutch kajuit, from Middle Dutch kayhute.

cahoot (English): A group of people working together; An...

Definitions

  1. A group of people working together; An...

Ancestry of “cahoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcahuteshack, hut
2Dutchkajuitcabin on a ship
3Middle Dutchkayhute
Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute