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Where does “cahute” come from?
cahute (French) comes from Dutch kajuit, from Middle Dutch kayhute.
cahute
(French): shack, hut
Definitions
shack, hut
Ancestry of “cahute”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
kajuit
cabin on a ship
2
Middle Dutch
kayhute
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Words derived from “cahute”
cahoot
kahyt
kahútt
kahytsjomfru
Every word from Middle Dutch kayhute →