Where does “hot” come from?

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

hot (Swedish): a threat

Definitions

  1. a threat

Ancestry of “hot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhōt
2Old Norsehótthreat
3Old Norsehvatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “hot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós
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