Where does “hamlet” come from?

hamlet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål let, from Old Norse Litr, from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

hamlet (Norwegian Bokmål): skin colour, complexion

Definitions

  1. skin colour, complexion

Ancestry of “hamlet”, step by step

hamlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålletcolour; imperative of lete
2Old NorseLitrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwlitizsight, appearance; countenance, face; look,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Norwegian Bokmål ham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhamhim; skin or slough
2Old Norsehamrskin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;...
3Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlitiz →Every word from Old Norse Litr →