Where does “sólhattur” come from?

sólhattur (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.

sólhattur (Icelandic): sunhat

Definitions

  1. sunhat

Ancestry of “sólhattur”, step by step

sólhattur 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 sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsólthe sun; sun
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →
sólhattur — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer