Where does “Zipfelmütze” come from?

Zipfelmütze (German) comes from German Mütze, from German almuʒ, from Medieval Latin almutia — hood, cowl.

Zipfelmütze (German): peaked cap, pointed cap

Definitions

  1. peaked cap, pointed cap

Ancestry of “Zipfelmütze”, step by step

Zipfelmütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mütze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMützecap; bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of...
2Germanalmuʒ—
3Medieval Latinalmutiahood, cowl

via German Zipfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZipfelcorner or peak; penis, cock, willy, peter;...
2Middle High Germanzipfel—

Words derived from “Zipfelmütze”

Every word from Medieval Latin almutia →Every word from German almuʒ →Every word from German Mütze →