Where does “hutte” come from?
hutte (Middle English) comes from Old French hute, from Ancient Greek Ὦτος, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “hutte”, step by step
hutte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French hute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hute | cottage; hut |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὦτος | Otus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Old French hutte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hutte | — |