Where does “Hattrick” come from?
Hattrick (German) comes from English hat trick, 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,...
Hattrick (German): a hat trick; a player’s scoring three goals in one match; as distinct from English usage, the goals are often required to be consecutive, i.e. with no other player of either team scoring in between (see below)
Definitions
- a hat trick; a player’s scoring three goals in one match; as distinct from English usage, the goals are often required to be consecutive, i.e. with no other player of either team scoring in between (see below)
Ancestry of “Hattrick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hat trick | Three wickets taken by a bowler in three... |
| 2 | English | hat | A covering for the head, often in the approximate... |
| 3 | Middle English | hat | A hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear; A... |
| 4 | Old English | hæt | Alternative form of hætt; head-covering, hat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hattuz | hat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kadʰ- | to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,... |