An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kutte

by Friedrich Kluge

Kutte, feminine, ‘cowl,’ from Middle High German kutte, feminine, ‘monk's habit’; compare Middle Latin cotta, cottus, ‘tunica clericis propria,’ which, however, with the corresponding Romance words (French cotte, ‘‘petticoat,’ Italian cotta), may be traced back to Teutonic kotta-, appearing in Old High German chozzo, Middle High German kotze, ‘coarse woollen stuff, cover.’ Compare Kotze.