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Where does “unhat” come from?

unhat (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,...

unhat (English): To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat,...

Definitions

  1. To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat,...

Ancestry of “unhat”, 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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