Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “hot” come from?

hot (Middle English) comes from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

Ancestry of “hot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
2Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
3Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
4Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
5Proto-Uralic-i—

Words derived from “hot”

  • hot
  • hotter
  • hotbed
  • hotline
  • hotspot
  • hotheaded
  • hottie
  • hothead
  • hotplate
  • hotkey
  • hotfix
  • hotpot
  • hotblooded
  • hotplug
  • superhot
  • hotbox
  • hotheadedness
  • hotspur
  • hotpants
  • hotlink
  • hotty
  • hotcake
  • hottish
  • hotdish
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