Where does “nålehatt” come from?

nålehatt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hatt, 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.

nålehatt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mushroom of the genus Rickenella

Definitions

  1. a mushroom of the genus Rickenella

Ancestry of “nålehatt”, step by step

nålehatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhatthat
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Norwegian Nynorsk nål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknåla needle
2Old Norsenálneedle
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →