cot

cot · noun¹

1. Sanskrit · derived fromखट्वा“bedstead”
2. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸
3. Hindi · borrowed fromखाट
4. English todaycot

Borrowed from Hindi खाट (khāṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (khaṭṭā), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bedstead”).

cot · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kutą
2. Old English · inherited fromcot
3. Middle English · inherited fromcot
4. English todaycot

From Middle English cot, cote, from Old English cot and cote (“cot, cottage”), from Proto-Germanic *kutą, *kutǭ (compare Old Norse kot, Middle High German kūz (“execution pit”)), from Scythian (compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀 (kata, “chamber”)). Cognate to Dutch kot (“student room; small homestead”). Doublet of cote; more distantly related to cottage.

cot · noun³

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcattia“pan”
2. Irish · borrowed fromcoite
3. English todaycot

From Irish coite, coit (“small boat”), possibly from Medieval Latin cattia (“pan”).

cot · noun⁴

1. Germanic · derived from
2. Old French · derived fromcote
3. Middle English · inherited fromcot
4. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kuttô“woolen fabric, wool covering”
5. Old English · inherited from*cot
6. Middle English · inherited fromcot“matted wool”
7. English todaycot

From dialectal cot, cote, partly from Middle English cot (“matted wool”), from Old English *cot, *cotta, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô (“woolen fabric, wool covering”); and partly from Middle English cot, cote (“tunic, coat”), from Old French cote, from the same Germanic source (see English coat). Possibly influenced by English cotton.

cot · noun⁵

Contraction of cot-quean.

cot · noun⁶

Variant of cock

Words from the same roots