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English word origin

Etymology of hut

From Middle English *hutte, hotte, from both Old English hōd and Old English hȳdan (“to hide”) and influenced by Anglo-Norman hute or hutte, from Middle French hutte, from Old French hute (“hut”), hute (“cottage”), from

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To provide (someone) with shelter in a hut. · To take shelter in a hut. · To stack (sheaves of grain).

noun

A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials. · A small wooden shed. · A small stack of grain.

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

From Middle English *hutte, hotte, from both Old English hōd and Old English hȳdan (“to hide”) and influenced by Anglo-Norman hute or hutte, from Middle French hutte, from Old French hute (“hut”), hute (“cottage”), from Old High German hutta (“hut, cottage”), from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ, *hudjō (“hut”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to deck; cover; covering; skin”). Cognate with German Hütte (“hut”), Dutch hut (“hut”), West Frisian hutte (“hut”), Saterland Frisian Hutte (“hut”), Danish hytte (“hut”), Norwegian Bokmål hytte (“hut”), Swedish hydda (“hut”). Related to hide.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mention*hutteenm
  • Inherited-form mentionhōdang
  • Cognate mentionhȳdanang · to hide
  • Derivation mentionhuttefrm
  • Derivation mentionhutefro · hut
  • Derivation mentionhuttagoh · hut, cottage
  • Derivation mention*hudjǭgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*(s)kewt-ine-pro · to deck; cover; covering; skin
  • Cognate mentionHüttede · hut
  • Cognate mentionhutnl · hut
  • Cognate mentionhuttefy · hut
  • Cognate mentionHuttestq · hut
  • Cognate mentionhytteda · hut
  • Cognate mentionhyttenb · hut
  • Cognate mentionhyddasv · hut
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
intj

Called by the quarterback to prepare the team for a play.

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

A short, sharp sound of command. Compare hey, hup, etc.

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