Where does “brevkasse” come from?
brevkasse (Danish) comes from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
brevkasse (Danish): letterbox
Definitions
- letterbox
Ancestry of “brevkasse”, step by step
brevkasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kasse | box; a rectangular cuboid |
| 2 | Old French | casse | case |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Danish brev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | brev | letter; note; epistle |
| 2 | Old Danish | bref | — |
| 3 | Old Frisian | brēf | — |
| 4 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |