Where does “cot” come from?

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

cot (Old English): cottage

Definitions

  1. cottage

Ancestry of “cot”, step by step

cot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kuttô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via Proto-Germanic kutą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickutątent, stall, shed, hut

Words derived from “cot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuttô →