An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Hode

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2548754An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HodeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Hode, feminine, ‘testicle,’ from the equivalent Middle High German hode, Old High German hodo, neuter; compare Middle Dutch hode, and in Old Frisian hotha, ‘testicle.’ Of obscure origin; perhaps allied to Latin côleus, ‘scrotum,’ if it stands for *côtleus?.