Where does “hute” come from?
hute (Old French) comes 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.
hute (Old French): cottage; hut
Definitions
- cottage; hut
Ancestry of “hute”, step by step
hute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ὦτος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὦτος | Otus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Middle High German hütte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hütte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hutta | hut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hudjǭ | box, hut, hutch; hut, shelter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |