Where does “Watt” come from?

Watt (Luxembourgish) comes from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...

Watt (Luxembourgish): watt; cotton wool

Definitions

  1. watt; cotton wool

Ancestry of “Watt”, step by step

Watt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Watte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWattecotton wool
2Dutchwattencotton wool
3Frenchouatecotton wool; first-person singular present...

via English Watt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWattWatt, a king of Sussex
Every word from French ouate →Every word from Dutch watten →Every word from German Watte →