Where does “Strickmütze” come from?

Strickmütze (German) comes from German stricken, from Old High German stric, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Strickmütze (German): knitted hat

Definitions

  1. knitted hat

Ancestry of “Strickmütze”, step by step

Strickmütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stricken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrickento knit; to tie, to knot
2Old High Germanstric—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via German Mütze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMützecap; bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of...
2Germanalmuʒ—
3Medieval Latinalmutiahood, cowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →