Where does “cot” come from?

Cot comes from English cote, from Frankish kotta, from Latin cubare meaning to lie down or recline.

cot (English): A simple bed, especially one for portable or...

Definitions

  1. A simple bed, especially one for portable or...

Ancestry of “cot”, step by step

cot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English cot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcotmatted wool
2Old FrenchcoteAlternative form of cotte; coat, robe, tunic,...
3Frankishkottacoat
4Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via Hindi खाट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiखाटcot; bedstead
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸—
3Sanskritखट्वाbed, couch, hammock; bedstead
4Proto-Indo-AryankʰártwaH—

via Irish coite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcoitesmall boat, cot, wherry
2Medieval Latincattiapan

Words derived from “cot”

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