Where does “nocolot” come from?

nocolot (Polish) comes from Polish lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

nocolot (Polish): potoo

Definitions

  1. potoo

Ancestry of “nocolot”, step by step

nocolot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlotflight
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Polish noc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnocnight
2Old Polishnocnight, nighttime
3Proto-Slavic*nòťьnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →