Where does “hatting” come from?

hatting (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hatting (English): The manufacture of hats; Fabric used in making...

Definitions

  1. The manufacture of hats; Fabric used in making...

Ancestry of “hatting”, step by step

hatting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English hat

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os