Where does “coot” come from?

coot (English) comes from Middle English cote, from Old English cote, from Old English cot, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

coot (English): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus...

Ancestry of “coot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
2Old Englishcotecot, cottage
3Old Englishcotcottage
4Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

Words derived from “coot”

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