Sometimes I think about how words in different languages don't match 1:1. Today it's hat - Hut

English "the hat" = German "der Hut" (pronounced, roughly, like "hoot"), more or less.

The thing is, German doesn't use "Hut" as an umbrella term as much as English does "hat". "Eine Kappe" is not ein Hut, while "a cap" is a hat.

Ein Hut must have a brim all around, otherwise it's eine Mütze, not ein Hut.

(cont.)

@Anke aaah, sorry, I didn't see it continued (fediverse threading!!).

That's interesting, because I wouldn't count them as caps here, but their own sort of thing, under the general "hat" category.

I've had discussions with my kids on the walk to school about when something is or isn't a hat, and they're not so sure a beanie is a hat

@sortius
Further clarification: German goes like
Kopfbedeckung:
- Hut
- Mütze
-- Schirmmütze aka Kappe

Hüte and Mützen are Kopfbedeckungen( head coverings), and they are mutually exclusive categories. Eine Kappe (which I think is closest to "cap") is eine Mütze, but not every Mütze is eine Kappe.

For the English side I've been going by the list on the English Wikipedia page about "Hat", which also includes knit cap, mitre, kippah, keffiyeh, fez, and turban...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat

@Anke no nead to have "Hut" as an unbrella term if we aaren't afraid of saying "Kopfbedeckung" whereas I see "head covering" usually only in the context of protective gear (be it collisions or sunrays posing a threat)

Another fun thing is, that the german "Hut" also means guard, though almost unused in that context outside of "behüten"

But being a swordnerd I'm more exposed to medieval texts calling the guardstances "Hut" :D

@Anke In popular usage here in the US, “helmet” and “hardhat” are often used interchangeably. But helmets have straps, so firefighters where helmets, and construction workers wear hardhats. Both are “PPE” now, lumped with other protective gear, like goggles and steel-toed, fireproof boots. So, in that way, helmets and hard hats are more closely related to armor and protective eyewear than actual hats.