Where does “koter” come from?

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

koter (French): to live or stay in a student flat

Definitions

  1. to live or stay in a student flat

Ancestry of “koter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkotstudent flat, student room
2Dutchkotbad, ramshackle housing; rudimentary building to...
3Middle Dutchcot—
4Old Dutchkotalittle house
5Proto-Germanickutanshed
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutan →Every word from Old Dutch kota →Every word from Middle Dutch cot →