German edit

Etymology edit

Of unclear origin, perhaps from a variant of Middle High German hutzen (to move back and forth), either of imitative origin or otherwise possibly from Proto-West Germanic *hottōn (to shake, toss), from Proto-Germanic *hud- (to swing, rock, shake), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ket- or *kwēt- (to shake, rock back and forth). See also English hod (to bob up and down) and French hocher (to shake).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hotzen (weak, third-person singular present hotzt, past tense hotzte, past participle gehotzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to swing, sway, tremble

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: hossen