Where does “kalapszalag” come from?

kalapszalag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kalap, from German Klappmütze, from German klappen, from Middle Low German klappen, from Old Dutch klappon, from Proto-Germanic klappōną — To strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

kalapszalag (Hungarian): hatband

Definitions

  1. hatband

Ancestry of “kalapszalag”, step by step

kalapszalag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kalap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankalaphat
2GermanKlappmützehooded seal
3Germanklappento clap; to fold; to flip; to bend; to work out,...
4Middle Low Germanklappen—
5Old Dutchklappon—
6Proto-GermanicklappōnąTo strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

via Hungarian szalag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalagribbon, tape, band, sash, stripe, strip; tape;...
2Proto-Uralicśale-knit

Words derived from “kalapszalag”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klappōną →Every word from Old Dutch klappon →Every word from Middle Low German klappen →