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Where does “hatt” come from?

hatt (English) comes from English hat, from Middle English hat, from Old English hæt, from Proto-Germanic hattuz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

hatt (English): Obsolete form of hat

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of hat

Ancestry of “hatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhatA covering for the head, often in the approximate...
2Middle EnglishhatA hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear; A...
3Old EnglishhætAlternative form of hætt; head-covering, hat
4Proto-Germanichattuzhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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