Where does “Winterhaube” come from?

Winterhaube (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-.

Winterhaube (German): a cap or hat (usually woolly) for the wintertime

Definitions

  1. a cap or hat (usually woolly) for the wintertime

Ancestry of “Winterhaube”, step by step

Winterhaube 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 Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →