Etymology

raincoat

rain·coat
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Today it means: A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose. Full definition →

English coat ← Middle English cote ← Old French cotte
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰnos?
  3. Proto-Germanic*regną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*regn
  5. Old Englishreġn
  6. Middle Englishreyn
  7. Englishrain
  8. Proto-Germanic*kuttô
  9. Latincotta
  10. Old Frenchcotte
  11. Middle Englishcote
  12. Englishcoat
  13. English todayraincoat

From rain + coat.

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