Where does “Zipfelmützchen” come from?
Zipfelmützchen (German) comes from German Zipfelmütze, from German Mütze, from German almuʒ, from Medieval Latin almutia — hood, cowl.
Ancestry of “Zipfelmützchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zipfelmütze | peaked cap, pointed cap |
| 2 | German | Mütze | cap; bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of... |
| 3 | German | almuʒ | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | almutia | hood, cowl |