Where does “הוט” come from?
הוט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German huot, from Old High German huot, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
הוט (Yiddish): hat
Ancestry of “הוט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | huot | — |
| 2 | Old High German | huot | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōdaz | shelter; cover; hood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kadʰ- | to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,... |