Where does “skärmmössa” come from?
skärmmössa (Swedish) comes from Swedish mossa, from Dutch muts, from Middle Dutch mutse, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
skärmmössa (Swedish): a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
Definitions
- a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
Ancestry of “skärmmössa”, step by step
skärmmössa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mossa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mossa | a moss |
| 2 | Dutch | muts | tuque (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 4 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Swedish skärm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skärm | screen; an informational viewing area; monitor;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | scherm | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *skirm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |