Etymology

hotch

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Today it means: To move irregularly up and down. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman hocher ← Middle French hocher
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  1. Middle French · derived fromhocher
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromhocher
  3. English todayhotch

From Anglo-Norman hocher, Middle French hocher, from a Germanic source (compare Dutch hutsen, hossen, German hotzen).

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanhocher all →

hod

Middle Frenchhocher all →

hod

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