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Where does “Hut” come from?

Hut (German) comes from Middle High German huot, from Old High German huot, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Ancestry of “Hut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhuot—
2Old High Germanhuot—
3Proto-West Germanichōd—
4Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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