Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “hutte” come from?

hutte (French) comes from Middle French hutte, from Old French hute, from Ancient Greek Ὦτος, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

hutte (French): hut; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. hut; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “hutte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhutte—
2Old Frenchhutecottage; hut
3Ancient GreekὮτος—
4Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
5Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
6Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “hutte”

  • hutter
  • hutteau
  • huttier
  • hutta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →