Where does “Kappes” come from?
Kappes (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German kabez, from Old High German kabuz, from Latin caputia, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Kappes (Central Franconian): cabbage; nonsense
Ancestry of “Kappes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kabez | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kabuz | — |
| 3 | Latin | caputia | — |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “Kappes”