Where does “hotsōn” come from?

hotsōn (Frankish) comes from Frankish hottōn, from Proto-Germanic hud-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kēt-.

Ancestry of “hotsōn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Frankish	hottōn	to shake, toss
2	Proto-Germanic	hud-	to shake; to swing, rock, shake
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kēt-	—

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