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Where does “cylinderhatt” come from?

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

cylinderhatt (Swedish): top hat

Definitions

  1. top hat

Ancestry of “cylinderhatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhatthat
2Old Swedishhatter—
3Old Norsehǫttrhat
4Proto-Germanichattuzhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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