English

hatcheck

First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.

A compound of hat + check

Proto-Germanic *hattuz ‘hat’

Proto-West Germanic *hattu ‘hat’

Old English hætt

Middle English hat ‘a hat or cap’

English hat

Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take, receive, obtain’

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Arabic شَاه ‘king or check at chess’

Medieval Latin scaccus ‘check (in chess)’

Old French eschec

Middle English chek

English check

first attested First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.

noun A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments of the patrons may be stored while visiting.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hatcheck