Where does “hotch” come from?
hotch (English) comes from Anglo-Norman hocher, from Middle French hocher, from Old French hochier, from Frankish hotsōn, from Frankish hottōn, from Proto-Germanic hud-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt-.
hotch (English): To move irregularly up and down; To swarm
Definitions
- To move irregularly up and down; To swarm
Ancestry of “hotch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | hocher | — |
| 2 | Middle French | hocher | — |
| 3 | Old French | hochier | to shake, jostle, stir, swing, move, twitch |
| 4 | Frankish | hotsōn | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hottōn | to shake, toss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hud- | to shake; to swing, rock, shake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kēt- | — |