Hut
nounA small, simply built shelter or dwelling, often of wood or other basic materials.
How to spell hut
3 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce hut
What does hut mean?
- nounA small, simply built shelter or dwelling, often of wood or other basic materials.
Hut in a sentence
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The gardener kept his tools in a wooden hut at the bottom of the plot.
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After the long climb they sheltered in a mountain hut until the storm passed.
Where does hut come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
The word hut entered English in the mid 1600s from French hutte, which itself was borrowed from a Germanic source closely related to Old High German hutta, meaning a small covering or shelter. The underlying Germanic root carried the sense of 'to cover' or 'to hide', the same idea that lies behind the modern English word 'hide'. It first appeared in English in a military context, describing the rough temporary lodgings thrown up by soldiers on campaign, before broadening to mean any small, plainly built dwelling. The short, blunt spelling has stayed remarkably stable because it simply mirrors the one-syllable sound, with no silent letters or borrowed flourishes. Its closeness to words like 'hide' and German 'Hutte' is a neat reminder that a hut was, at its heart, just a place to take cover.
How the word is built
- hut (single root from Germanic; no prefix or suffix)
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