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
- student flat, student room
Ancestry of “kot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kot | bad, ramshackle housing; rudimentary building to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cot | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kota | little house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kutan | shed |