Where does “Pickelhaube” come from?

Pickelhaube (German) comes from German haube, from Middle High German hoube, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Pickelhaube (German): pickelhaube

Definitions

  1. pickelhaube

Ancestry of “Pickelhaube”, step by step

Pickelhaube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaubebonnet, cap
2Middle High Germanhoube—
3Old High Germanhūba—
4Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
5Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via German Pickel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPickelpimple; pickaxe
2Old High Germanpīk—
3Proto-West Germanicpīksharp point, pike
4Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Words derived from “Pickelhaube”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →