Where does “jahat” come from?

jahat (Danish) comes from Danish hat, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

jahat (Danish): An imagined hat that supposedly causes the wearer...

Definitions

  1. An imagined hat that supposedly causes the wearer...

Ancestry of “jahat”, step by step

jahat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhathat
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Danish ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjayes
2Old Norsejáyes
3Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →