Where does “háttur” come from?

háttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

háttur (Icelandic): habit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner

Definitions

  1. habit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner

Ancestry of “háttur”, step by step

háttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse háttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
2Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
3Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Old Norse hǫttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫttrhat
2Proto-Germanichattuzhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “háttur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →
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