Where does “hóta” come from?

hóta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hóta, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

hóta (Icelandic): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “hóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehótato threaten
2Old Norsehótthreat
3Old Norsehvatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →