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Where does “hattr” come from?

hattr (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.

hattr (Old Norse): habit, wont, custom

Definitions

  1. habit, wont, custom

Ancestry of “hattr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hattr”

  • háttarökfræði
  • nafnháttarmerki
  • háttur
  • lýsingarháttur
  • nafnháttur
  • málsháttur
  • neitunarháttur
  • háttaratviksorð
  • óskháttur
  • ljóðaháttr
  • háttur
  • boðsháttur
  • lýsingarháttur
  • hugsháttur
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