hodgepodge

The story

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromhutspot“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”
2. Old French · derived fromhochepot
3. Middle English · inherited fromhochepoche
4. English todayhodgepodge

From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).