Where does “Hütchenspiel” come from?

Hütchenspiel (German) comes from German Hütchen, from German hūt, from Middle High German huot, from Old High German huot, from Proto-West Germanic hōd, from Proto-Germanic hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Hütchenspiel (German): shell game

Definitions

  1. shell game

Ancestry of “Hütchenspiel”, step by step

Hütchenspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hütchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHütchenDiminutive of Hut; little hat
2Germanhūthat
3Middle High Germanhuot—
4Old High Germanhuot—
5Proto-West Germanichōd—
6Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
7Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

via German spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōd →
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