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Hut.

hat

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/huːt/
  1. hat

    masculine · strong
  2. head, top

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German huot, from Old High German huot, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to protect”), but the existence of such a root is doubtful. Cognate to Dutch hoed, English hood.

noun/huːt/
  1. protection, supervision, guard, ward, keeping, care

    feminine · no-plural
    auf der Hut sein
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German huot(e), from Old High German huota, from Proto-West Germanic *hōdu, likely related with etymology 1 above. Cognate with Dutch hoede, Middle Low German hôde. Also related with English heed.

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