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

  1. To move irregularly up and down; To swarm

Ancestry of “hotch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanhocher—
2Middle Frenchhocher—
3Old Frenchhochierto shake, jostle, stir, swing, move, twitch
4Frankishhotsōn—
5Frankishhottōnto shake, toss
6Proto-Germanichud-to shake; to swing, rock, shake
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kēt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hud- →Every word from Frankish hottōn →