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Where does “hotfull” come from?

hotfull (Swedish) comes from Swedish hot, 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.

hotfull (Swedish): threatening

Definitions

  1. threatening

Ancestry of “hotfull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhota threat
2Old Swedishhōt—
3Old Norsehótthreat
4Old Norsehvatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
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