Where does “stålhätta” come from?

stålhätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish stål, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stålhätta (Swedish): a steel toe (on footwear)

Definitions

  1. a steel toe (on footwear)

Ancestry of “stålhätta”, step by step

stålhätta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstålsteel; a tool of steel
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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 steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →