Where does “hörselkåpa” come from?

hörselkåpa (Swedish) comes from Swedish kåpa, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.

hörselkåpa (Swedish): earmuff sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears

Definitions

  1. earmuff sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears

Ancestry of “hörselkåpa”, step by step

hörselkåpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kåpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåpacowl, cloak, hood; cover
2Dutchkapento hijack, to seize control of something -...
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle Dutch horsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhorsel—
2Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →