Where does “pípuhattur” come from?

pípuhattur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háttur, 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.

pípuhattur (Icelandic): top hat

Definitions

  1. top hat

Ancestry of “pípuhattur”, step by step

pípuhattur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichátturhabit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Icelandic pípa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpípapipe; to whistle; to bluster, to be full of hot...
2Latinpipawhistle, flute; pipe
3Latinpipareto squeak
4Latinpipiochirping bird; squab; I pipe or chirp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →