Where does “cot” come from?

cot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kota, from Proto-Germanic kutan — shed.

Ancestry of “cot”, step by step

cot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch kota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkotalittle house
2Proto-Germanickutanshed

via Old Dutch cota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcota

Words derived from “cot

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutanEvery word from Old Dutch kota
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