Where does “hóta” come from?

hóta (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

hóta (Old Norse): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “hóta”, step by step

hóta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehótthreat
2Old Norsehvatwhat
3Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Proto-Germanic hwōtōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōtōną—

Words derived from “hóta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →