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

Definitions

  1. cabbage; nonsense

Ancestry of “Kappes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankabez—
2Old High Germankabuz—
3Latincaputia—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Kappes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →