Where does “berenmuts” come from?
berenmuts (Dutch) comes from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
berenmuts (Dutch): a tall ceremonial hat, covered in bear fur, traditionally/historically worn by members of some regiments in the grenadier tradition for ceremonial occasions; a busby
Definitions
- a tall ceremonial hat, covered in bear fur, traditionally/historically worn by members of some regiments in the grenadier tradition for ceremonial occasions; a busby
Ancestry of “berenmuts”, step by step
berenmuts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch muts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | muts | tuque (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 3 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |