Where does “coath” come from?

coath (English) comes from Middle English cothe, from Old English coþu, from Proto-Germanic kuþō — disease, sickness.

coath (English): Sickness; disease; pestilence; An attack of...

Definitions

  1. Sickness; disease; pestilence; An attack of...

Ancestry of “coath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcothecoath
2Old Englishcoþudisease, sickness
3Proto-Germanickuþōdisease, sickness
Every word from Proto-Germanic kuþō →Every word from Old English coþu →Every word from Middle English cothe →