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Where does “cotsete” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cotsete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cotsete”

  • cosset
  • cosseter
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