Etymograph

English

klappvisier

Klappvisier comes from German Klappvisier.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentKlappvisier
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1935klappvisier

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentKlappvisier
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1935klappvisier

Earliest quotation: 1935, Archaeologia: “Representations of the Sleeping Guard show war - hats…”

Every English word from German Klappvisier

Today it means

noun A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).

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Etymograph / German Klappvisier / klappvisier

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