Where does “kot” come from?

kot (French) comes from Dutch kot, from Middle Dutch cot, from Old Dutch kota, from Proto-Germanic kutan — shed.

kot (French): student flat, student room

Definitions

  1. student flat, student room

Ancestry of “kot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkotbad, ramshackle housing; rudimentary building to...
2Middle Dutchcot—
3Old Dutchkotalittle house
4Proto-Germanickutanshed

Words derived from “kot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutan →Every word from Old Dutch kota →Every word from Middle Dutch cot →