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Where does “hut-” come from?

hut- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kūd- — to mock.

hut- (Proto-Germanic): to be naughty, be impudent

Definitions

  1. to be naughty, be impudent

Ancestry of “hut-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankūd-to mock

Words derived from “hut-”

  • hosp
  • hosp
  • huspaz
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