English word origin

Etymology of Hoth

Named after the fictional ice planet of Hoth from the 1980 U.S. science fiction film Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, due to its extremely cold surface temperature.

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Source etymology 2

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A planet in OGLE-2005-BLG-390L star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Scorpius contellation.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Named after the fictional ice planet of Hoth from the 1980 U.S. science fiction film Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, due to its extremely cold surface temperature.

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Source etymology 3

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Alternative form of Höðr.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See Höðr.

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