Etymograph

English

Kotz

Kotz comes from Middle Low German kōte, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *kutą ‘tent, stall, shed, hut’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kutą‘tent, stall, shed, hut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kotāreconstructed
  3. Old Saxonc. 800–1200*kotareconstructed
  4. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600kōte
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kote
  6. EnglishtodayKotz

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kutą‘tent, stall, shed, hut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kotāreconstructed
  3. Old Saxonc. 800–1200*kotareconstructed
  4. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600kōte
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kote
  6. EnglishtodayKotz

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *kutą ‘tent, stall, shed, hut’

cottage, coterie, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *kutą / Kotz

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