Where does “hott” come from?
hott (Middle English) comes from Old French hotte, from Frankish hotta, from Swedish hot, from Old Swedish hōt, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód — who.
hott (Middle English): pannier
Ancestry of “hott”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | hotte | — |
| 2 | Frankish | hotta | basket |
| 3 | Swedish | hot | a threat |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hōt | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | hót | threat |
| 6 | Old Norse | hvat | what |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
Words derived from “hott”