Hote
/ˈhɔːtə/noun
An obsolete Middle English form meaning “called” or “named.”
Did you know?Hote belongs to the same ancient Germanic word family as “hight,” the archaic English expression meaning “was named,” reflecting the old power attached to spoken names.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*hait-
“To address, call, or name.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*haitaną
“To call or command.”
Old English
Old English
hātan
“To call, name, or command.”
Middle English
Middle English
hoten
“To be called or named.”
Middle English
Middle English
hote
“Called or named; an inflected or variant form of hoten.”
Modern English
English
hote
“Obsolete; preserved mainly in historical texts and discussions of Middle English.”