Where does “knallhatt” come from?

knallhatt (Swedish) comes from Swedish knall, from Swedish knallfull, from Swedish full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

knallhatt (Swedish): a percussion cap

Definitions

  1. a percussion cap

Ancestry of “knallhatt”, step by step

knallhatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknallbang
2Swedishknallfullvery drunk
3Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
4Old Norsefullrfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Swedish hatt

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