Where does “Kot” come from?

Kot (German) comes from Middle High German quāt, from Old High German quāt, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

Kot (German): feces; mud

Definitions

  1. feces; mud

Ancestry of “Kot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanquāt—
2Old High Germanquātbad
3Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “Kot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →