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Kate

Pronunciation: /ˈkaːtə/

“Kate” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. hut, cot, cottage

Etymology

19th century, from Low German Kaat, Kate, from Middle Low German kāte, a late spelling of kōte, from Old Saxon *kota, from Proto-West Germanic *kotā, from Proto-Germanic *kutǭ ~ *kutą (“stall, tent”), whence also Dutch kot, English cot, cottage. The a-spelling reflects the merger of â, ā, ō into /ɔː/ in most Low German dialects; Standard German /aː/ is analogous. The spelling Kote may have been…

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