Where does “Wollhaube” come from?

Wollhaube (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Wollhaube (German): woolly hat

Definitions

  1. woolly hat

Ancestry of “Wollhaube”, step by step

Wollhaube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →