Where does “Kotze” come from?

Kotze (German) comes from Middle High German kotze, from Old High German chozzo, from Old French cotte, from Frankish kotta, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

Kotze (German): puke, vomit; coarse woolen blanket, woolen cape

Definitions

  1. puke, vomit; coarse woolen blanket, woolen cape

Ancestry of “Kotze”, step by step

Kotze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kotze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankotze—
2Old High Germanchozzo—
3Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
4Frankishkottacoat
5Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via German kotzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankotzento vomit; to puke
2Germankoppento crib
3Middle High Germankoppen—

Words derived from “Kotze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuttô →Every word from Frankish kotta →