English

hatstring

From hat + string.

A compound of hat + string

Proto-Germanic *hattuz ‘hat’

Proto-West Germanic *hattu ‘hat’

Old English hætt

Middle English hat ‘a hat or cap’

English hat

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’

Proto-Germanic *strangiz

Proto-West Germanic *strangi

Old English strenġ

Middle English string

Today it means

noun A string that fastens a hat on the wearer's head.

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

Etymograph / hatstring