Where does “hotare” come from?

hotare (Swedish) comes from Swedish hota, 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.

hotare (Swedish): threatener

Definitions

  1. threatener

Ancestry of “hotare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhotato threaten
2Old Norsehótato threaten
3Old Norsehótthreat
4Old Norsehvatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →
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