Where does “Schlapphut” come from?

Schlapphut (German) comes 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,...

Schlapphut (German): slouch hat

Definitions

  1. slouch hat

Ancestry of “Schlapphut”, step by step

Schlapphut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hūt

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

via German schlapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlappweak, lacking vigour, weary, exhausted; slack,...
2Middle Low Germanslap—
3Old Saxonslapsleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpsleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōd →