English

hot wing

hot + wing

A compound of hot + wing

Proto-Indo-European *keHy- ‘to heat; to become hot’

Proto-Germanic *haitaz ‘hot’

Proto-West Germanic *hait

Old English hāt ‘hot’

Middle English hot

English hot

Old Norse vængr

Middle English winge ‘a wing’

English wing

Today it means

noun A piece of chicken coated in a spicy sauce.

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

Etymograph / hot wing