Where does “cotte” come from?

cotte (Middle English) comes from Old French cote, from Frankish kotta, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

Ancestry of “cotte”, step by step

cotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcoteAlternative form of cotte; coat, robe, tunic,...
2Frankishkottacoat
3Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via Old French cotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
2Medieval Latincottaclerical tunic; undercoat, tunic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuttô →Every word from Frankish kotta →
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