An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hode

by Friedrich Kluge

Hode, f., ‘testicle,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hode, OHG. hodo, n.; comp. MidDu. hode, and in OFris. hotha, ‘testicle.’ Of obscure origin; perhaps allied to Lat. côleus, ‘scrotum,’ if it stands for *côtleus?.