Where does “háttr” come from?

háttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

háttr (Old Norse): habit, wont, custom

Definitions

  1. habit, wont, custom

Ancestry of “háttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
2Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “háttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →
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