Where does “cote” come from?

cote (Middle English) comes from Old English cote, from Old English cot, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

cote (Middle English): A coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...

Definitions

  1. A coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...

Ancestry of “cote”, step by step

cote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcotecot, cottage
2Old Englishcotcottage
3Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via Old French cotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
2Frankishkottacoat

Words derived from “cote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuttô →Every word from Old English cot →