Where does “hat” come from?

hat (Middle English) comes from Old English hæt, from Proto-Germanic hattuz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

hat (Middle English): A hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear; A...

Definitions

  1. A hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear; A...

Ancestry of “hat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhætAlternative form of hætt; head-covering, hat
2Proto-Germanichattuzhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “hat”

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