Where does “couette” come from?

couette (French) comes from Old French coue, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

couette (French): duvet, quilt; pigtail, bunches; quillback

Definitions

  1. duvet, quilt; pigtail, bunches; quillback

Ancestry of “couette”, step by step

couette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcouetail
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Latin culcita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “couette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →