Zotte

(Englisch)

a flock of hair or fur clotted by moisture, dirt etc.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɔtə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelhochdeutsch: zote

Geerbt von Althochdeutsch: zota

Verwandt mit Englisch: tod

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: taða

In summary

From Middle High German zote, from Old High German zota (alongside zoto m), from a Proto-Germanic *tud-. Immediately comparable with Dutch tod, English tod (“bush, flock”), and perhaps Old Norse toddi (“piece”). Also related with Old High German zata, zato (“flock”), Old Norse taða (“manured meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *tadǭ. Probably from the root Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to split, cut, divide”). Lack of lengthening before -t- is regular in Upper German, so there is no need to assume ideophonic gemination (though this is possible). A Central German doublet is Zote (“dirty joke”), which see.

Synonyme

Darmzotte

Übersetzungen

haar

haarbosje

villus

villo

houppe

touffe de poils

tüy

τρίχα

bağırsa içi kılsı çıkıntı

wool

dag

touffe