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Where does “hatter” come from?

hatter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hǫttr, from Proto-Germanic hattuz, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Ancestry of “hatter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫttrhat
2Proto-Germanichattuzhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “hatter”

  • hatt
  • cylinderhatt
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