Where does “sammetshätta” come from?

sammetshätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sammetshätta (Swedish): Sardinian warbler, (Sylvia melanocephala)

Definitions

  1. Sardinian warbler, (Sylvia melanocephala)

Ancestry of “sammetshätta”, step by step

sammetshätta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sammet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsammetvelvet
2Middle Low Germansammet
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Swedish hätta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhättahood
2Old Swedishhættahood
3Old Norsehetta
4Proto-GermanichattijǭA small hat; cap; hood
5Proto-Germanichattuzhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs