Where does “hota” come from?
hota (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hóta, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
hota (Swedish): to threaten
Definitions
- to threaten
Ancestry of “hota”, step by step
hota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse hóta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hóta | to threaten |
| 2 | Old Norse | hót | threat |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvat | what |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Old Norse hœta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hœta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hwōtijaną | to threaten |