Where does “nissehue” come from?
nissehue (Danish) comes from Danish nisse, from Danish Niels, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
nissehue (Danish): a Christmas hat; a conical hat of soft, red material associated with nisse, and more generally with Christmas
Definitions
- a Christmas hat; a conical hat of soft, red material associated with nisse, and more generally with Christmas
Ancestry of “nissehue”, step by step
nissehue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish nisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nisse | A small mythological being living in farmsteads;... |
| 2 | Danish | Niels | Nicholas |
| 3 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |