Cote
/koʊt/noun
A small shelter, shed, or cottage; in some dialects, a sheepfold or animal shelter.
Did you know?Cote comes from an old Germanic word for a hut or hut-like shelter, and it’s the same ancient family that gave English the humble word cottage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kutą / *kotą
“a hut, small shelter, or cottage-like dwelling”
Old English
OE
cot
“a small house, hut, or shelter”
Old French
OF
cote
“a hut, shed, or small dwelling”
Middle English
ME
cote
“a small shelter; later, a shed or pen for animals”
Modern English
English
cote
“a small shelter, shed, or animal pen”